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Pump Gas [Motor Sports]
	Steet-legal gasoline that can be purchased by the public. Used to distinguish from racing gasoline; at many weekly racing tracks, the lower divisions are required to use pump gas (which has a relatively low octane rating compared to racing gas) as a way of limiting engine power and thus containing costs.

Pump Out [Sailing]
	Removing waste from a holding tank.

Pumpa [Poker]
	Raise; usually preceded by la. When a player says, "La pumpa," he means "I raise."

Pumped Up [Wrestling]
	(adjective) Refers to a wrestler who is massive in size due to the usage of anabolic steroids. If one wrestler says another wrestler is "pumped up", he is basically accusing that wrestler of using steroids.

Pumpkin [Blackjack]
	Usually means a $1000 chip, orange in color and often oversized. It can mean other denominations, but the chip is always orange and the denomination is always relatively high.

Punch [Poker]

Mark the fronts of cards with a pin, thumbtack, ring, etc., in such a way that the thief making such marks can later tell by feel the ranks of the cards. Such marks are applied to the surface of cards and do not tear the cards, merely add indentations that can be felt from the back, as opposed to nailing, which puts marks in the edges of cards. Also called punch or blister. This is the opposite of prick, in which the thief marks the backs of cards.

Punch a Cloud [Skydiving]
	To go through a cloud bank in free fall. Pretty dangerous stuff and also strictly forbidden. You really can't see your hands in front of you, let alone the other skydiver who deployed his canopy just beneath you.

Punch and Release [Freestyle Skating]
	To plant the ski poles with a forward punching movement of the hands, then release the plant quickly.

Punch Board [Bingo]
	Another lottery-type game. The player "punches" out a slot on a board for a chance to win a merchandise prize. Punch boards offering cash prizes are also common.

Punch Low [Golf]
	Controlled shot into the wind. It is made by slamming the club down into the ball with a short swing

Punch Out [Bowling]
	To finish with consecutive strikes, from any frame on.

Punch Outs [Keno]
	A sheet available from the keno counter which shows the numbers drawn from the previous game. Has holes punched in it to facilitate checking your tickets.

Punching [Poker]

Punchout [Baseball]
	A strikeout.

Punt [Football]
	When a player 10 yards behind the center catches a snap, drops it and kicks it before it hits the ground; an opponent tries to catch and advance it the other way.

Punter [Greyhound Racing]
	An investor or person who places bets on the outcome of a race.

Punters Clubs [General]
	Clubs set up by racing clubs and other organisations which allow punters the chance to invest money into a pool, which will then be utilised by an industry person to make large bets on selected races at a meeting. A dividend will be declared for each share purchased by an investor.

Punto [Baccarat]
	The Player.

Puppy [General]
	The underdog.

Puppy Feet [Poker]
	A cutesy name for clubs (the suit), so called because they (sort of) look like dogs' footprints.

Puppy Foot [Poker]
	1) The ace of clubs. 2) Less commonly, any club.

Puppy Paws [Craps]
	Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 10 (5&5).

Purchase [Sailing]
	Two or more blocks connected to provide a mechanical advantage when lifting heavy objects.

Purchase Option [Motor Sports]
	The lessee's right to purchase the vehicle, if he so chooses, at lease end. It's a good idea to negotiate a purchase-option price at the same time you negotiate the capitalized cost and residual value, if possible. Some contracts lock-in a pre-determined value for the vehicle.

Pure Nuts [Poker]
	The nuts; that is, an unbeatable hand; usually preceded by the.

Purple [Poker]
	Part of the phrase all purple, that is, having a spade or club flush.

Purple Chip [Blackjack]
	A $500 chip.

Purple Patch [Horse Racing]
	Refers to form or performance. A horse or trainer has hit a "purple patch" when experiencing a run of success.

Purse [Horse Racing]
	The total monetary amount distributed after a race to the owners of the entrants who have finished in the (usually) top four or five positions. Some racing jurisdictions may pay purse money through other places.

Pursuit Start [Skiing]
	A type of start in which the skiers go in the order in which they finished the first portion of the pursuit. See combined pursuit.

Push [Poker]

1) In certain forms of stud played in private games, such as keep it or shove it, pass an offered card to the left. 2) Bet too often or too much; play too aggressively. "The time to get Fat Freddy is when he's pushing." 3) Split a pot. 4) A split pot. If two (lowball) players have wheels, that constitutes a push. 5) A form of stud, such as keep it or shove it, played in private games in which players can pass offered cards to the left. 6) The next house dealer to come to a table, or the present dealer's relief. "Where's your push, dealer? I never win when you're behind the box."

Push ("Stand Off") [Blackjack]
	Same as tie. Player's hand equals dealer's, assuming neither has 21. In a normal blackjack game, the player's bet is returned to him when a push occurs. In double exposure games and in many charity games, the player loses on a push with the dealer.

Push Back [Field Hockey]
	The center pass.

Push Bars [Bobsledding]
	Bars on each side of a four-man sled that are gripped by driver and crew during the push start.

Push Bets [Poker]

Make an agreement, between two or more players, to pay the others when one wins a pot, except that players involved in such an agreement return all of what the others have invested in the pot. For example, if you and I are saving bets, and you win a pot in which we both play, you return to me everything I put in the pot, and vice versa. In such cases, you and I make money if we are both in a pot only if someone else is in. This procedure is not permitted in most card rooms, because it looks like a form of collusion to the other players. Also save bets.

Push Climb [Cycling]
	A portion of a trail where riders have to dismount and push or carry their bikes because of a very steep grade and/or poor traction.

Push in [Field Hockey]
	See side in.

Push Pass [Soccer]
	When a player pushes the ball with the inside of his foot to a teammate.

Push Rod [Motor Sports]
	A metal rod that transmits the motion of the camshaft to the valve actuators. Pushrods are used by non-overhead cam engines to open and close valves.

Push Shot [Badminton]
	A soft shot on which the shuttlecock is gently pushed, with little or no wrist action. More commonly used in doubles than in singles.

Push the Pot. [Poker]
	I win.

Push Time [Bobsledding]
	The amount of time required to push a sled over the first 50 meters of a run.

Push Track [Bobsledding]
	A track where teams can practice pushing the sled.

Pushaway [Bowling]
	The beginning of the approach, when the bowler takes the first step and pushes the ball away from the body.

Pushing [Motor Sports]
	The car does not want to turn in the corners due to a lack of tire grip. This can be caused by a lack of downforce on the front of the car, or too much downforce on the rear of the car. Also known as "understeer" and "tight."

Pushing and Shoving [Motor Sports]
	Race cars making contact.

Pushka [Poker]

A pushka is an arrangement between two or more players to share part of the pots they win, or more precisely, the container into which the shared chips are placed. Typically pushka partners will place as much as $10 from each pot won into a container, and split the container's contents later. I've only heard this term in Maryland, although apparently it's due to the Polish word for box, via Yiddish. Of course removing chips from the table is illegal in table stakes games.

Pushover Try [Rugby]
	A try that's scored by the pack in a scrumdown by pushing the opposition back across the goal line while dragging the ball along.

Pushpit [Sailing]
	Also called stern pulpit. A sturdy railing around the deck at the stern.

Pushrod [Motor Sports]
	A metal rod that transmits the motion of the camshaft to the valve actuators to open and close the valves. Used on engines with overhead valves but without overhead camshafts.

Put [Poker]
	Divine, or attempt to, someone's holdings; often part of the phrase put someone on a hand. For example, in lowball, "The way he bet, I never put him on a six" means "Judging by his bets, I had no idea he had a six-high hand." In hold 'em, you might hear someone say, "I put him on a medium pair."

Put a Play on [Poker]
	Outmaneuver someone by the timing or size (or both) of a bet.

Put Air into [Poker]
	Hold your cards in such a way that others can see them. Also, leak air. .

Put Bet [Craps]

Is a pass line bet that you put up sometime after the come-out roll. i.e.: If you have not placed a pass-line bet and the shooter rolls a point of six, you can then put a bet on the pass line, with the appropriate odds. The big advantage to put bets is that you get to choose your own point numbers. The disadvantage is that you lose out on come out sevens and elevens. But remember, you don’t add odds until the point is established, so on come out sevens and elevens, all you win is your flat bet.

Put Down [Poker]
	Fold.

Put Him on [Poker]
	To guess an opponent's hand and play accordingly.

Put on [Poker]
	To put someone on a hand (or on a draw) is to guess what they are holding.

Put on a Sizz [Poker]
	Sizz ( A rush (Several winning hands in a short period of time.); usually part of the phrase putting on a sizz.).

Put Outs (Po) [Baseball]
	Number of times a defensive player was the final player in a play, which resulted in an out.

Put Someone in a Game [Poker]
	Stake (Give someone chips to play on, that is, back that player. ) someone.

Put Someone on a Hand [Poker]
	Divine, or attempt to, someone's holdings.

Put Someone on his Own [Poker]
	After the house has gone cow with someone, the house may split him out (When a player quits who went cow (that is, with whom the house or another player went half and half on the buy-in) or who was staked, if he won, he splits out (splits those winnings with the house or the person who was his partner). Also cut out. ) and put him on his own, that is, playing his own chips.

Put the Bite on [Poker]
	Attempt to borrow money from. "Can you believe it? Smiley put the bite on me for $100."

Put the Clock on [Poker]

Request the management (as often represented by the house dealer) to start a stopwatch on someone who is taking too long on his turn to make a decision, at which point the deliberating player has one minute to act, and, at the expiration of the minute, if he has not put any money in the pot, is considered to have passed. This situation applies mainly only to high-stakes no-limit or pot-limit games.

Put Up [Poker]
	Put the proper amount of money (or money as represented by chips) into a pot.

Put Up a Deck [Poker]
	Stack a deck (Stacked Deck: A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage.).

Puta [Poker]
	Queen (the card; it means whore).

Putout [Baseball]
	In scoring, a fielder is credited with a putout if he receives the ball to put out a baserunner or a hitter.

Putt [Golf]
	The shot made on the putting green. From a Scottish term meaning to push gently or nudge.

Putt Out [Golf]
	To hole the ball with a putt.

Putter [Golf]
	A club especially designed for putting. It usually has a short shaft and a straight face.

Putting Green [Golf]
	The surface area around the hole that is specially prepared for putting.

Putting on a Sizz [Poker]
	Sizz (A rush (Several winning hands in a short period of time.); usually part of the phrase putting on a sizz.).

Putting on the Heat [Poker]
	Pressuring your opponents with aggressive betting strategies to get the most value from your hand.

Putting Over [Wrestling]
	(verb) The act of one wrestler intentionally making another wrestler appear tougher, more skilled, and more impressive to the fans.

Putting Surface [Golf]
	Same as putting green.

Pwf [Wrestling]
	Professional Wrestling Federation - North Carolina

Pwi [Wrestling]
	Pro Wrestling International

Pww [Wrestling]
	Pro Wrestling Worldwide

Pylon [Football]
	A short orange marker at each of the end zone’s 4 corners.

Pyrometer [Motor Sports]
	In general, a heat-measuring device. The most common racing use is the tire pyrometer, which is used to measure surface temperatures of different areas on a tire.

Pyugi [Martial Arts]
	Stretching.