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| Shuri Te [Martial Arts] |
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One of the three original Okinawan karate schools, which derived its name from the city where it originated.
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| Shuriken [Martial Arts] |
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Bladed instruments commonly used as throwing weapons by the ninja.
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| Shushin [Martial Arts] |
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The chief referee in a judo contest or a Japanese-style karate match.
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| Shut Down [Motor Sports] |
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Turning a car off to avoid mechanical damage or an accident. Often times, drivers shut down so a mechanical problem doesn't lead to more severe and expensive consequences. Drag racers often shut their cars down when they get out of control.
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| Shut Off [Horse Racing] |
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Unable to improve position due to being surrounded by other horses.
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| Shut Out [Ice Hockey] |
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To hold the opposition scoreless for an entire game or any specified period of time; e.g., "The Bruins shut out the Rangers for the last 18 minutes of the second period."
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| Shut Outs (Sho) [Baseball] |
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When a starting pitcher leaves the game without surrendering a run and is given a win for his performance.
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| Shut the Gate [Motor Sports] |
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To block a competitor who's attempting to pass.
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| Shut-Off [Motor Sports] |
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A point at which a driver has to begin slowing down in order to negotiate a turn.
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| Shuto [Martial Arts] |
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Knife-edge hand (little finger side of palm)
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| Shuto Uke [Martial Arts] |
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Blocks in which the edge of the hand is used.
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| Shutout [Soccer] |
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Preventing the opposition from scoring any goals in a game; for example, a score of 2-0 or 4-0; goalies are often credited with shutouts because they did not allow any goals to get past them.
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| Shutter Board [Bingo] |
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A hand-held plastic board with pre-printed numbers, usually in a 4x4 format. These numbers are marked off by closing shutters over them.
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| Shutter Panel [Bingo] |
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A thin wooden board mounted to the bottom of the playfield. When slid away from the player, holes in the board would allow the balls to drop beneath the playfield onto another sloping board, which would direct the balls into the ball trough. The shutter panel normally closes when the first ball lifts the ball gate on a completely reset machine. Complete reset of the machine requires all balls to be in the ball trough, so if you power off a game with a ball in the ball runway, then power on and start a game, shooting the first ball will not close the shutter. Once all the balls are beneath the playfield, reset is complete and shooting the next ball will close the shutter.
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| Shuttlecock [Badminton] |
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The shuttlecock, also known as the shuttle or bird, is a hemisphere of cork, 1 to 1 1/8 inches in diameter, surmounted by a short cylindrical crown in which are embedded 14 to 16 "feathers", 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 inches long, with a toop spread of from 2 1/8 to 2 1/2 inches. The weight is between 73 and 85 grains (about 1 1/6 ounce).
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| Shy [Poker] |
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1) Short of the complete bet. "He's shy by $20." 2) Not having anted. "Who's shy?" means "Who forgot to ante?" Also called light, short.
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| Shylock [Poker] |
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1) Loan shark. Sometimes capitalized. 2) Lend money at usurious rates.
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| Si Bok [Martial Arts] |
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"Older uncle." A title given to a senior ranking instructor in some styles of kung fu.
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| Si or [Archery] |
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The pellet bow of the Toba Battaks.
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| Sickening [Poker] |
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6 (the card, or the lowball hand).
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| Sickle [Poker] |
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Having the four lowest cards to a wheel; preceded by the rank of the top card. (The term is usually reserved for 10s and worse.) For example, a jack-sickle is J-4-3-2-A.
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| Side [Poker] |
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1) Side pot. Often part of the term on the side. 2) Referring to money that goes into or belongs in the side pot. "John's out of chips, so Jim's last bet is side money."
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| Side (Batting or Fielding) [Baseball] |
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Possibly a cricket term, referring to "the fielding side" (defence) or "the batting side" (offence).
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| Side Action [Poker] |
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The action in and the playing of side games.
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| Side Airbag [Motor Sports] |
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An inflatable cushion that fills the space between the door and the occupant to prevent head, torso and pelvis injuries when a vehicle is hit from the side. Side airbags may be stored in the door-trim panel or the outboard side of the seat; they may protect the hip and torso only or also protect the head. A new design, called an inflatable tubular restraint, is stored in the edge of the roof headliner and attached at the base of the A-pillar at the front end and above the doors along the roofline at the other. The device inflates into a somewhat stiff tube that prevents the occupant's head from hitting the side pillar or the window.
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| Side Arms [Poker] |
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In a two pair hand, the lower pair.
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| Side Bet [Poker] |
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1) An agreement among two or more players to pay off privately based on their original holdings. Examples are points, colors, low spade, and a back line agreement. These sorts of bet arrangements are particularly frowned on by the house, because they involve exposing too many cards, and also slow the game down while comparisons and verifications are made. 2) A bet made privately among two or more players on the outcome of the next hand, usually made by players not involved in the pot; the side bet is not part of the pot. Most clubs do not permit side bets. 3) Rarely, a bet in a side pot.
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| Side Bone [Horse Racing] |
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This is an ossification of the lateral cartilages that are located just above the quarters of the hoof. It is seldom seen in thoroughbreds and is generally considered a disease of old horses.
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| Side Card [Poker] |
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1) The fifth card in a hand consisting of two pairs. 2) The card that decides the winner between two otherwise tied two-pair hands (sometimes the one or more cards--in which case the term is pluralized--needed to resolve a tie between two one-pair hands). Sometimes called kicker in this sense. 3) A card that has no worth to a hand.
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| Side Cards [Poker] |
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Cards other than those that determine the value or rank of the hand. For example, in a one-pair hand, the remaining three cards are the side cards.
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| Side Count [Blackjack] |
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An additional count to track certain cards. Common side counts include an ace or five count.
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| Side Game [Poker] |
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At a poker tournament, a game other than the tournament game, usually consisting of players who have busted out of the tournament and players who come to tournaments expressly to get into side games because the action is often better than that of the tournament. Also, ring game.
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| Side in [Field Hockey] |
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A pass that puts the ball back into play after it has gone out of bounds. Also known as a push in.
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| Side Lights [Sailing] |
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Green and red lights on the starboard and port sides of the boat required for navigation at night. Each light is supposed to be visible through an arc of 112.5°, beginning from directly ahead of the boat to a point 22.5° aft of the beam.
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| Side Line [Table Tennis] |
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One of the two white lines marking the side edges of the table.
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| Side Money [Poker] |
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1) Side pot. 2) The money or chips in a side pot.
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| Side Pod [Motor Sports] |
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Bodywork on the side of the car covering the radiators and engine exhaust. Aids in engine cooling, car aerodynamics and driver protection in the event of a side impact.
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| Side Pot [Poker] |
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A separate pot contested by other players when one player runs out of money.
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| Side Strippers [Poker] |
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Cards whose sides (long edges) have been shaved or trimmed by a thief so they can be located by feel during manipulation of the deck. These cards are somewhat thinner than ordinary cards, allowing the thief to find them easily. Also called belly strippers.
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| Side Tackle [Soccer] |
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An attempt by a defender to redirect the ball slightly with his foot away from a ball carrier running in the same direction.
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| Side-by-Side [Badminton] |
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A doubles formation in which each partner is responsible for one side of the court.
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| Side-Cut [Skiing] |
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The amount of 'waisting' in a ski, determined by the difference between the widest (at both ends of the ski) and the narrowest (in the mid-section) points of a ski. See also waist.
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| Side-Impact [Motor Sports] |
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Federal safety regulations require that vehicles absorb a certain amount of force when hit from the side. To meet side-impact standards, automakers have stiffened side-impact beams, which resist intrusion into the passenger compartment, and added safety devices such as side airbags and extra padding, which are designed to push the occupant toward the interior of the vehicle and away from the point of intrusion.
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| Side-Slipping [Skiing] |
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Allowing the skis to slip sideways downhill, either directly down the fall-line, or at an angle to the fall-line.
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| Side-Stepping [Skiing] |
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Stepping (with skis parallel) either on the flat, or up or down a hill.
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| Sideboards [Ice Hockey] |
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The section of the boards along the side of the rink, between the goal lines.
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| Sidecut [Skiing] |
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The measured difference, usually in millimeters, between the waist of the ski and the tip and tail.
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| Sidehill Lie [Golf] |
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A lie in which the ball is on a hillside and is therefore either above or below the golfer's feet.
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| Sideline [Football] |
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The boundary line that runs the length of the field along each side; a ball carrier or ball that touches or crosses the sideline is out of bounds.
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| Sidelines [Basketball] |
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2 boundary lines that run the length of the court.
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| Sides [General] |
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The names of the two teams playing: the underdog and the favorite.
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| Sideslip [Sailing] |
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The tendency of a boat to move sideways in the water instead of along its heading due to the motion of currents or leeway.
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| Sidespin [Table Tennis] |
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Spin around the ball's vertical axis, imparted by drawing the paddle sideways across the ball at impact.
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| Sifu [Martial Arts] |
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Teacher" or "instructor.
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| Sight [Poker] |
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A situation in which one player runs out of chips (that is, goes all in), and claims sight, that is, the right to a showdown for the amount of chips he has put in the pot thus far. This is an old term rarely used nowadays.
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| Sight Reduction Tables [Sailing] |
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Tables containing information about the position of the sun, moon, planets and stars. When using celestial navigation these tables help find the position of a boat.
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| Sign [Poker] |
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A signal given by a cheater to a confederate, usually of someone else holdings. Also sometimes called office.
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| Sign Off [Poker] |
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Give someone a signal, usually of someone else holdings; used by cheaters. "He signed him off" means that he gave his partner a signal that gave away the hand of another player that the signaler had managed to get a look at. Sometimes part of the phrase sign off a hand. Signing off is sometimes called piping.
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| Sign Off a Hand [Poker] |
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Give someone a signal, usually of someone else holdings; used by cheaters. "He signed him off" means that he gave his partner a signal that gave away the hand of another player that the signaler had managed to get a look at. Sometimes part of the phrase sign off a hand. Signing off is sometimes called piping.
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| Sign Up [Poker] |
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1) Get on the board for a particular game. "Did you sign up for the 15-30?" 2) Register for a tournament. "Did you sign up for the no-limit hold 'em at the Pasatiempo?"3) Give someone a signal, usually of someone else holdings; used by cheaters. "He signed him off" means that he gave his partner a signal that gave away the hand of another player that the signaler had managed to get a look at. Sometimes part of the phrase sign off a hand. Signing off is sometimes called piping.
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| Sign Up for [Poker] |
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1) Get on the board for a particular game. "Did you sign up for the 15-30?" 2) Register for a tournament. "Did you sign up for the no-limit hold 'em at the Pasatiempo?"
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| Sign-Up Board [Poker] |
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A list of players' names or initials, those who want seating in or changes to particular games. In many clubs, there really is a blackboard or other large writing surface at the front or side of the room with lists of names.
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| Sign-Up List [Poker] |
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The list of names for a particular game; the board.
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| Signal [Poker] |
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1) Private communication between thieves; often plural. A hand spread face-down on the table, meaning "go" or "it's safe," and a fist on the table, meaning "don't go" or "it's not safe," are "standard" signals.
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| Signature [Roulette] |
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The unconscious ability of a dealer to place a ball within a given distance from the last hit.
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| Signs 1. [Baseball] |
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Player signals given from the third base coach to the hitter and runner. 2. Hand signals given by the catcher to the pitcher suggesting the type of pitch to be thrown.
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| Silambam (India) [Martial Arts] |
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This method is most of the time practised as part of the Kalaripayat and contains the techniques of manipulation of the long and the short combat stick.
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| Silat [Martial Arts] |
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See "pentjak."
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| Silent Partner [Poker] |
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A no cheating, innocent player to whom a thief gives several winning hands, usually in small pots, to divert attention from himself. This is a specialized usage of the more general term for a business partner who takes no active part in the business, and, in many cases, is unknown to the public.
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| Silent Prop [Poker] |
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A proposition player who does not openly acknowledge his role by the wearing of a badge. In many card rooms, particularly in California, a proposition player must conspicuously display a badge indicating that he or she works for the card room
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| Silks [Horse Racing] |
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Jacket and cap worn by riders to designate owner of the horse, or at some smaller tracks, to designate post positions (e.g., yellow for post position one, blue for two, etc.).
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| Silkscreen [Golf] |
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A method of identification found on most shafts. On steel shafts, it typically encircles the shaft approximately ¼ of the distance from the shaft tip, and is usually black in color. On graphite shafts, it is typically located near the grip and is much more colorful and noticeable.
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| Silly Season [Motor Sports] |
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Slang for the period that begins during the latter part of the current season, wherein some teams announce driver, crew, and/or sponsor changes for the following year.
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| Silver Crown [Motor Sports] |
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A type of car defined by USAC, and the USAC series that runs these cars. Silver Crown cars are basically Sprint cars on steroids; they're longer, heavier, and have more powerful engines, but are otherwise similar. Silver Crown is sort of the successor to the old front-engined Championship roadster cars that used to run Indy until the rear-engined cars took over.
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| Silver Fish [Motor Sports] |
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Winston Cup driver Sterling Marlin
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| Simmed E-Fed [Wrestling] |
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Usually refers to a type of fed where a complicated computer game is used to resolve matches (eg. TNM, WLS). The important feature of this type of fed is that the match resolution is a "black box". The players have no idea of the underlying mechanics which govern the match resolution. Contrast with booked. Compare with diced, gamed, rules-based.
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| Simple [Fencing] |
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Executed in one movement; an attack or riposte that involves no feints.
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| Simple (Fracture) [Horse Racing] |
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A fracture along a single line which does not penetrate the skin.
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| Simple Grip [Weight Lifting] |
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A grip in which all four fingers of the hand are on one side of the bar and the thumb is on the other side.
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| Simple Interest [Motor Sports] |
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Interest paid or computed only on the original principal of a loan.
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| Simsa [Martial Arts] |
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Test.
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| Simulcast [Horse Racing] |
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A simultaneous live television transmission of a race to other tracks, off-track betting offices or other outlets for the purpose of wagering.
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| Simultaneous [Fencing] |
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In foil and sabre, two attacks for which the right-of-way is too close to determine.
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| Simultaneous Declaration [Poker] |
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The usual form of declaration in a high-low split game, usually with chips and everyone opening a hand at once to indicate whether contesting low, high, or both ways.
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| Simultaneous Leg Movement [Skiing] |
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Moving the legs together at the same time, as opposed to moving them one after the other, or sequentially.
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| Single [General] |
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The most common and simplest kind of bet. A single wager on an event. The single can be win, each way, or win and place. See relevant terms.
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| Single Action [General] |
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An "if bet" that is processed only if the precedent bet wins.
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| Single Axel [Figure Skating] |
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An Axel on which the skater performs 1 1/2 revolutions.
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| Single Camber [Skiing] |
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A ski with an even flex from tip to tail, and can be either soft or hard.
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| Single Dance [Skiing] |
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The Scandinavian's preferred term for a variation of two-skating.
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| Single Elimination [Soccer] |
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A type of tournament where a single loss eliminates a team from the tournament.
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| Single Limit [Poker] |
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A form of limit poker (generally referring to draw poker, in particular limit draw or lowball as played in Northern California), in which all bets, before and after the draw, are in multiples of the same increment, as opposed to double limit, in which the limit doubles after the draw. For example, in the $20-limit game, all bets before and after the draw are $20, and multiples of $20 when players raise. Also called straight limit.
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| Single Number Bet [Roulette] |
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A single wager on a single number. You place your bet squarely inside a number on the green. Make certain no chip crosses any of the lines. Pays 35-1.
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| Single Odds [Craps] |
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An odds bet that is about as large as the original pass/come bet. Some casinos allow "double odds", or even larger odds bets.
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| Single Overhead Cam (Sohc) [Motor Sports] |
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An engine with a single overhead cam generally has one intake and one exhaust valve per cylinder; the single cam opens and closes both valves. See also Overhead Cam and Dual Overhead Cam.
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| Single Pay Advantage [Motor Sports] |
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The lessee pays the entire lease amount in one payment in exchange for a lower money factor. Single-pay advantage was designed to overcome cash customers' objections to monthly payments. Unlike an actual cash purchase, however, the lessee still pays the financing cost.
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| Single Sideband [Sailing] |
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A type of radio carried on a boat to transmit long distances.
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| Single Stick [Fencing] |
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An archaic form of fencing with basket-hilted wooden sticks.
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| Single Time [Fencing] |
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Descriptive of a parry or riposte performed as a single action.
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| Single Track [Cycling] |
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A section of trail that's wide enough for only one rider.
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| Single-Blind Game [Poker] |
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A traveling blind game with one game; under-the-gun blind game.
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| Single-Handed Poker Dictionary [Poker] |
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1) An early form of poker, in which players received five cards, and bet on their original cards, in much the same as draw poker, but there was no draw. 2) Five card draw poker, high, with no wild cards.
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| Single-Leg Tackle [Wrestling] |
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A move in which a wrestler takes the opponent down by lifting one of the opponent's legs.
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| Single-O [Poker] |
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A thief or cheater who works alone.
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| Single-Table Satellite [Poker] |
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A special tournament whose prize is usually a buy-in for a larger tournament. One-table satellites usually have just one winner; sometimes second place is awarded a free entry to another tournament. In larger satellite tournaments, the winner may get entry to the larger tournament, round-trip airfare plus accommodations (if the satellite takes place in a city other than that of the larger tournament), plus some percentage of the excess cash accumulated in buy-ins and re-buys. Second, third, and sometimes other places also can win a percentage of this cash. A satellite tournament with a large number of entrants, awarding entry or entries to major tournaments, is called a super satellite.
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| Single-Time [Fencing] |
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Also "stesso tempo"; parry-riposte as a single action.
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| Single-Zero Wheel [Roulette] |
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Roulette wheel that has only a single zero (0) and a number sequence of (clockwise starting with 0): 0, 32, 15, 19, 4, 21, 2, 25, 17, 34, 6, 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23, 10, 5, 24, 16, 33, 1, 20, 14, 31, 9, 22, 18, 29, 7, 28, 12, 35, 3, 26. Originally, the single-zero wheel started in America and the double-zero wheel started in Europe. But, Europeans liked the single-zero wheel better, and Americans liked the double-zero wheel better so they switched. Today, the European wheel and single-zero wheel are synonymous. It is also known as the French Wheel.
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| Singles [Table Tennis] |
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Competition between two individuals.
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| Singlet [Wrestling] |
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The one-piece uniform worn by wrestlers. One wrestler wears red, the other blue.
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| Sink [Sailing] |
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(1) To go to the bottom of the water. (2) To cause an object to go to the bottom of the water.
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| Sinker [Baseball] |
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A fast pitch that breaks downward as it reaches.
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| Sinusitis [Horse Racing] |
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This is an infection of one or more sinuses in the head causing a foul smelling nasal discharge to appear.
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| Sir [Poker] |
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Offence. If someone says "nice hand, sir," after you win a big pot, what they are really saying is, "congratulations on winning money through your own stupidity, you clueless moron."
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| Sire [Greyhound Racing] |
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The male parent, or father, of a horse.
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| Sires' Stakes [Horse Racing] |
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Most Australian states have a Sires' Stakes programme. A horse is eligible for a Sires' Stakes series or race if his or her sire was at stud in that particular State where the horse was conceived. Therefore, horses whose sire stood in NSW are eligible for NSW Sires' Stakes races, which are programmed for two, three and four-year-olds.
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| Sister Ship [Sailing] |
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A vessel of a similar design to another.
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| Sit [Horse Racing] |
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To race in a trailing position, see trail.
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| Sit in [Poker] |
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1) Join a game. "May I sit in?" is a request from an onlooker to get into a game. 2) Play poker.
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| Sit Spin [Figure Skating] |
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A spin on which the skater "crouches" close to the ice, with the skating leg bent and the other leg extended to the side.
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