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Site [Keno]
	A Club or Hotel where Gaming Machines are played. Also known as a Venue

Sitter [Poker]
	A conservative player, one who gives little action, that is, one who sits and waits for only the good hands

Sitzmark [Skiing]
	An indentation in the snow caused by a skier's fall.

Six Ace [Craps]
	Betting that the next roll will be the number of 7 (5&2).

Six Card Stud [Poker]
	Variation of Poker. In six card stud (sometimes "six stud"), each player is dealt six cards of their own: two down, then three up, and a final card down. There is a round of betting after the first up card and after each subsequent card dealt

Six Dozen [Bingo]
	72

Six Five, no Jive [Craps]
	Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 11 (5&6).

Six for Six [Weight Lifting]
	The feat of making good lifts in all six attempts, three in the snatch and three in the clean and jerk.

Six Furlongs [Horse Racing]
	Three-quarter of a mile; 1,320 yards, 3,960 feet.

Six Iron [Golf]
	An iron club that gives a distance of 135-170 yards for men's clubs. Also known as a spade or spade-mashie.

Six Number Bet [Roulette]
	An inside combination bet at six numbers at the same time. Same as Line Bet.

Six One, You're All Done [Craps]
	Betting that the next roll will be the number of 7 (5&2).

Six Tits [Poker]
	Three queens. This usage is considered vulgar.

Six-Card Option [Poker]

A form of six-card stud, found exclusively in home games, in which each player receives one card face down and one face up, followed by a round of betting, with a round of betting after each successive up card, till the fifth card, then a down card, and then a twist, with a further round of betting; the game is played high-low. At the showdown, a player uses the best five of the six cards; (usually) one set of five cards can be used for high and another for low

Six-Hit Cycle [Baseball]

Junior SS Alec Porzel was more than just an observer in Notre Dame's wild 22-18 loss to Pittsburgh on May 7, 2000, at Eck Stadium-as Porzel turned in one of the most noteworthy accomplishments in Notre Dame baseball history by batting 6-for-6 and hitting for the cycle-including both a traditional and an inside-the-park home run. He became the first player to record six hits in a game in the 108-year history of ND baseball and is the first Irish player to hit for the cycle since at least the mid-1980s (boxscore records are incomplete prior to '85)-with the addition of an inside-the-park HR making his day one of the more unique accomplishments in baseball. Porzel tied the BIG EAST single-game hit record and his 15 total bases came three shy of the BIG EAST record. He is just the second known Irish player to record five-plus hits in a losing effort. Porzel had registered four-plus hits just once previously and it marked just the second game in his Irish career that Porzel had been credited with two home runs. His previous 2-HR game also was unconventional, as he hit one on May 19, 1999, and one the next day-in a rain-suspended BIG EAST Tournament game vs. West Virginia. The six-hit game included: an RBI triple to right-center in the first (1 out, 0-2 pitch), a two-out, 2-1 hit to shallow left-center that kicked past the sliding centerfielder and rolled to the track for a third-inning HR, a two-out, first-pitch single to center in the fifth, and three straight leadoff hits in the seventh (full-count double to left-center), eighth (2-2 home run to left) and ninth (1-0 single through the left side).

Six-Pack [Bingo]
	Six numbers in a block on one card.

Sixain(E) [Roulette]
	French term for a Six-Number or Line Bet.

Sixpack [Bowling]
	Six consecutive strikes.

Sixte [Fencing]
	The sixth guard or parry. A high line on the side of the sword arm, with a semi-supinated wrist.

Sixteen-Yard Hit [Field Hockey]
	When the offense commits a foul in the goal circle, the opponent is given a free hit at the top of the circle, 16 yards from the end line.

Sixteenth [Horse Racing]
	One-sixteenth of a mile; 110 yards, 330 feet.

Sixth [Poker]
	In a split-pot game, split either the low or the high half of the pot with two other players; usually part of the phrase get sixthed. This happens occasionally in Omaha/8. "My ace-deuce got sixthed."

Sixth Man [Basketball]
	The best substitute on a team; usually the first player to come off the bench to replace a starter.

Sixth Street [Poker]
	The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.

Sixty Foot Time [Motor Sports]
	The time it takes a vehicle to cover the first 60 feet of the racetrack. It is the most accurate measure of the launch from the starting line, which in most cases determines how quick the rest of the run will be. (Drag racing)

Sixty-Foot Time [Motor Sports]
	In drag racing, the time it takes a vehicle to cover the first 60 feet of the racetrack. It is the most accurate measure of the launch from the starting line, which in most cases determines how quick the rest of the run will be.

Size [Poker]

In a big bet game, perform a dealer's method of equalizing two wagers. When one player puts out a large stack of chips, and another player calls by placing in the pot more chips than are required for the call (and either does not say the magic word "Raise" or obviously does not have enough chips to constitute a raise), the dealer may not count the first player's chips, but merely places the second stack of chips next to the first, and removes enough chips from the second stack until the two stacks are equal in height. This method originated with dealers in casino percentage games (such as 21 or craps), who paid off winning bets this way, so that watchers (security personnel, perhaps occupying the "eye in the sky") could clearly see that the payoff was correct.

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

Sj [Greyhound Racing]
	St. Johns, Florida

Skate Turning [Skiing]
	A flat terrain or downhill turn, executed by one or more skating steps towards the new direction. It is considered an accelerating turn, unlike step turning.

Skater [Ice Hockey]
	Any player who is not a goaltender.

Skating [Skiing]
	A cross country technique that is similar to ice skating. The skier pushes the inside edge of the ski backward and outward at about a 45-degree angle. Skating is permitted in freestyle cross country, but not in classical.

Skating Wax [Skiing]
	A more durable glide wax applied to the running surface of skating skis.

Skeet [Poker]
	In draw poker, a nonstandard hand sometimes given value in a private or home game, any hand containing a 9, 5, and a 2, with one card between the 9 and the 5 and another between the 5 and the 2. This hand is also called a pelter or sometimes a kilter (both of which have wider meanings). The hand generally ranks between three of a kind and an "ordinary" straight.

Skeet Flush [Poker]
	In draw poker, a nonstandard hand sometimes given value in a private or home game, a skeet in one suit. The hand generally ranks somewhere above an "ordinary" straight, sometimes better than four of a kind

Skeg [Rowing]
	A small, flat piece of wood or plastic attached perpendicularly to the bottom of the shell to help hold it on a straight course; also known as the fin.

Ski Flying [Skiing]
	A form of ski jumping where the distance from take-off to the norm point is greater than 90 metres.

Ski Interterm [Skiing]
	A special commission set up by the ISIA to discuss and co-ordinate international ski terminology as used by ski instructors -- predominantly Alpine.

Ski Jumping [Skiing]
	A type of Nordic competition in which skiers come down a long approach, the inrun, and then take off into the air to a landing area. Points are given for distance and style.

Ski Mountaineering [Skiing]
	Mountain-climbing in winter, using Alpine skis (with special Alpine ski bindings which allow a type of walking movement) where possible.

Ski Touring [Skiing]
	In Europe this term refers to Ski Mountaineering, but in most English-speaking countries this term refers to backcountry skiing -- the use of Nordic skis for touring away from resorts and set tracks.

Skiathlom/Skiathlon [Skiing]
	A competitive event with a ski race, ski jumping, and a slalom all in one race, and using only one set of equipment.

Skid Fin [Powerboating]
	A blade attached vertically to the hull that extends below the waterline to keep the boat from skidding during a turn.

Skidding [Skiing]
	The process of allowing (or forcing) a ski to travel sideways over the snow in relation to the direction of travel, as opposed to carvinga ski.

Skiff [Sailing]
	A small boat.

Skim [General]
	The cash siphoned off from an operation before it is reported.

Skin [Poker]
	1) $1 or a $1 bill. 2) Deal cards by sliding them off the deck as it lies on the table, and across the table to the recipients, instead of holding the deck in the air and lifting each card while it is dealt. This method is often used just for the draw in a draw game. 3) Cheat someone. 4) Look at your cards by spreading them slightly.

Skin Game [Poker]
	A game containing two or more thieves, or cheats playing partners.

Skin Out [Poker]
	Show down a hand by spreading it on the table.

Skin the Deck [Poker]
	Palm one or more cards, for later introduction into the game.

Skin the Hand [Poker]
	To clean up (Get rid of the evidence after making a cheating maneuver. A thief may deal himself six cards, and play the best five. When he conceals the extra card among the discards, he is cleaning up. ).

Skindive [Skydiving]
	Skydiving without clothes.

Skinned Track [Horse Racing]
	Dirt racing strip as opposed to a turf or grass course.

Skinner [Poker]
	One who cheats by removing cards from the deck. Also known as holdout artist.

Skinning [Poker]
	Removing cards from a new deck, altering some or all of the cards (by marking), returning the cards to the deck, and resealing the deck.

Skins [Skiing]
	These days they are a nylon substitute for seal mohair, and are a strip of material either strapped or glued to ski bases to provide phenomenal grip for climbing.

Skip [Curling]
	The team captain, who plans strategy, holds the broom as a target for shots by the other three players, and usually throws the last two stones of each end.

Skip Straight [Poker]

In draw poker, a nonstandard hand sometimes given value in a private or home game, cards in a series separated each from the other by one rank, as 2-4-6-8-10, or 5-7-9-J-K. Some play that an ace ranks only high in a skip straight, that is, that A-3-5-7-9 is not considered a skip straight. A skip straight is also called an alternate straight, Dutch straight, or sometimes a kilter. The hand generally ranks between three of a kind and an "ordinary" straight.

Skipper [Poker]

Skirt [Archery]
	The part of the target outside the scoring area.

Skiving [Golf]
	The thin edges on the underside or a leather or other wrap-on grip, making the grip easier to wrap in place.

Skull [Golf]
	To hit the ball above its center, usually on a chip or pitch shot, causing it to travel too far.

Skulling [Golf]
	Hitting the ball at or above its center causing the ball to be hit too hard and travel too great a distance.

Sky [Golf]
	To hit well underneath the ball, causing it to go higher and therefore shorter than intended.

Sky Hook [Basketball]
	A hook shot released from above the level of the rim.

Sky's the Limit [Poker]
	A term, generally used only in home games, for a no-limit game.

Sky-Hook [Basketball]
	A hook shot in which the ball is released while the shooter's hand is at the top of the arc; used most effectively by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's all-time career scoring leader.

Skyboard [Skydiving]
	Lightweight, custom-built boards that the skysurfer straps on with a releasable binding system. Most are made of honeycomb aluminum and graphite, similar to snow skis. Skyboards, unlike snowboards for example, are very stiff. They have little if any flex.

Skydiving [Skydiving]
	Modern parachuting for sport and fun. The true essence of skydiving is not the time spent under the canopy, but instead it's the freefall.

Skygod [Skydiving]
	A person of noted freefall ability. Sometimes the term refers to skydivers whose egos are bigger than their canopies.

Skying [Rowing]
	A poor rowing technique in which the blade is too high above the surface of the water at the catch.

Skysurfing [Skydiving]
	Skydiving with a skyboard attached to the skydivers feet (kind of like a snowboard). Skysurfing looks very cool and lots of extremely rapid movements can be achieved by surfing on the air cushion that is created by the freefall.

Skywalk [Basketball]
	The ability to move laterally while in the air.

Skywriting [Golf]
	A poor swing, on which the club head makes a loop or circle at the top of the backswing. This usually results in a shank.

Sl [Greyhound Racing]
	Southland, Arkansas

Slab (Fracture) [Horse Racing]
	A fracture in a bone in a joint that extends from one articular surface to another. Most often seen in the third carpal bone of the knee.

Slack [Sailing]
	(1) A line that is loose. (2) To ease a line.

Slack Water [Sailing]
	A period of almost no water movement between flood and ebb tides

Slalom [Skiing]
	A race that combines downhill speed with technical ability. The course is marked with gates that are not in a straight line, so the skier has to make a whole series of quick turns while racing down the slope. Each skier makes two runs, on different courses, and the fastest total time determines the winner.

Slam [Wrestling]
	To lifting the opponent from the mat and bring him back down with unnecessary force; illegal in amateur wrestling.

Slam Dunk [Basketball]
	A dunk on which the ball is thrown down very hard through the basket.

Slamming [Wrestling]
	Lifting an opponent off the mat and bringing them back down with unnecessary force. This is illegal in all addressed wrestling styles.

Slap Shot [Ice Hockey]
	A shot in which the player raises his stick in a backswing, with his strong hand held low on the shaft and his other hand on the end as a pivot. Then as the stick comes down toward the puck, the player leans into the stick to put all his power behind the shot and add velocity to the puck; achieves an extremely high speed (up to 120 miles per hour) but is less accurate than a wrist shot.

Slapback [Freestyle Skating]
	A landing in which the skier hits the snow on his or her back as well as on both skis.

Slashing [Ice Hockey]
	A minor penalty which occurs when a player swings his stick from below the player’s shoulder at an opponent to impede his motion, whether or not contact is made; if injury is caused it becomes a major penalty and a game misconduct.

Slat [Powerboating]
	An aerodynamic device mounted on or just forward of the ram wing to create a slot effect.

Slayer [Greyhound Racing]
	A horse that has the endurance to race well over long distances.

Sledgehammer [Motor Sports]
	America's Fastest Road Car, built by Callaway on a Corvette ZR1 platform, which reached speeds of 254.76 mph at the TRC track in Ohio; b., precision instrument used to make adjustments in sheet metal.

Sleeper [Ice Hockey]
	An attacking player who slips into the center or neutral zone behind the attacking defensemen; same as a floater or a hanger.

Sleeve [Poker]
	1) On the cuff (Pertaining to unsecured card room credit. "Can I have some chips on the cuff?" means the asker will pay back the money if he wins, or, if he loses, at some future unspecified time.). 2) Sleeve holdout (A kind of holdout machine. A sleeve holdout straps to the thief's arm and the cards are held up the thief's sleeve.).

Sleeve Holdout [Poker]
	A kind of holdout machine. A sleeve holdout straps to the thief's arm and the cards are held up the thief's sleeve.

Sleeve Machine [Poker]
	Sleeve holdout (A kind of holdout machine. A sleeve holdout straps to the thief's arm and the cards are held up the thief's sleeve.).

Sleeve Valve [Motor Sports]
	Consists of metal sleeves located between the piston and cylinder wall. When moved up and down, holes in the sleeves coincide with inlet and exhaust parts to provide passage for the gases at the right time.

Slg [Baseball]
	Slugging Percentage Allowed

Slice [Golf]
	A shot that curves strongly from left to right, for a right-handed golfer, because of clockwise rotation. As a verb, to hit such a shot.

Slick [Motor Sports]
	A track condition where, for a number of reasons, it's hard for a car's tires to adhere to the surface or get a good "bite." A slick racetrack is not necessarily wet or slippery because of oil, water, etc.

Slick Track [Motor Sports]
	Usually an oval track with an unusual amount of oil and other fluids on it making it diffcult to drive.

Slick-Ace Deck [Poker]
	A deck whose aces have had their backs slicked to make them slide out more easily when the deck is in the control of a thief

Slicks [Motor Sports]
	Racing tires having no tread, in order to get the maximum amount of rubber in contact with the pavement. Nearly all racing on paved ovals since the late '60s has been done using slicks, except when rules require use of DoT tires.

Slide [Baseball]
	Attacking the base by a base runner when a force-out is not effective. This is accomplished by a player extending his momentum horizontally, either head or foot first, to try and touch the base before being touched with the ball.

Slide Job [Motor Sports]
	A passing technique seen at dirt tracks. It involves diving into the bottom of a corner, under the car to be passed, at a speed far too high to maintain that line. As soon as the passer is clear of the car being passed, he allows the car to drift up the track in front of the car being passed and then slows to regain control.

Slide Tackle [Soccer]
	An attempt to take posession of the ball from the opponent by sliding on the ground.

Slide; Slide Step [Bowling]
	The final step of the delivery, on which the bowler's foot slides.

Slider [Skydiving]
	Slows and controls the speed of a canopy's opening. It's a piece of fabric with large grommets through which the four major line groupings are threaded. When packed, the slider is pulled to the top of the lines. During deployment, it is forced down the lines by the expanding canopy. Without a slider, most canopies would open so hard that they could blow out major seams and "explode".

Slider Clutch [Motor Sports]
	A multi-disc clutch designed to slip until a predetermined rpm is reached. Decreases shock load to the drive wheels.

Slideways [Motor Sports]
	Going around a corner with all wheels in slide without wrecking.

Sliding [Skiing]
	A forward or backward movement of the skis, with no skidding.

Sliding Stop [Equestrian Sports]
	A stop in which the horse balances on the back feet while continuing to move the front feet.

Sliding Tackle [Soccer]
	An attempt by a defender to take the ball away from a ball carrier by sliding on the ground feet-first into the ball.

Sling [Sailing]
	(1) Lines used to hoist heavy or awkward objects. (2) The act of using such lines to hoist heavy or awkward objects. (3) Ropes used to secure the center of a yard to the mast.

Sling Shot [Motor Sports]
	Prior to the restrictor plate rule being imposed by NASCAR a car running behind another car at a superspeedway had the advantage because of the "draft". The car behind would be able to pull out of the wake of the car in front and would still have accelleration left allowing him to pass theleading car.

Slingshot [Motor Sports]
	A maneuver in which a car following the leader in a draft suddenly steers around it, breaking the vacuum; this provides an extra burst of speed that allows the second car to take the lead.

Slingshotting [Motor Sports]
	Passing a car by first drafting to conserve power, then suddenly moving out of the slipstream and using the reserve power.

Slip [Poker]
	1) Pass, with the implication of sandbagging (Playing a strong hand as if it were only a fair one.); often followed by it. If a player says, "I'll slip it," he's trying to give the impression that he passed a good hand, probably because in reality he passed a medium hand with which he doesn't want to have to call a bet. 2) Palm a card, for later introduction into the game.

Slip a Hand [Poker]
	Sandbag (Playing a strong hand as if it were only a fair one.). "You slipped me a hand didn't you?, but I'm not going to fall into your trap."

Slip it [Poker]
	Pass, with the implication of sandbagging; often followed by it. If a player says, "I'll slip it," he's trying to give the impression that he passed a good hand, probably because in reality he passed a medium hand with which he doesn't want to have to call a bet.

Slip Stream [Motor Sports]
	The cavity of low-pressure area created by a moving object. In racing, drivers use this slip stream to draft another vehicle.

Slip the Cards [Poker]
	Set a stacked packet on top of the deck after the deck has been cut.

Slip the Cut [Poker]
	Set a stacked packet on top of the deck after the deck has been cut.

Slip the Deck [Poker]
	Set a stacked packet on top of the deck after the deck has been cut.

Slip-Streaming [Motor Sports]
	British synonym for "drafting".

Slipped [Horse Racing]
	A breeding term meaning spontaneous abortion.

Slippery Anne [Poker]
	The queen of spades.

Slippery Sandbag [Poker]
	Checking with a very strong hand and then, if bet into, just calling (rather than raising), setting the trap for future rounds of betting.

Slipstream [Cycling]
	The area of lowered wind resistance behind a rider.

Sloop [Sailing]
	A style of sailboat characterized by a single mast with one mainsail and one foresail. Also see cutter.

Slope [Golf]

Adjusts your handicap to the difficulty of the course you play. The more difficult the course, the more strokes you'll need. Under slope, golfers will no longer have a handicap. You will have an index. An average course will have a slope rating of 113. Your index is a mathematical calculation of your playing ability on an average course. Maximum index allowed is 36.4 for men and 40.4 for women. Conversion charts will be located at the first tee.

Slope Edge [Skiing]
	The point at which a slope noticeably changes angle from either steep to gentle, or vice versa.

Slope Frequency [Golf]
	As per Frequency Slope: The graph line formed when plotting the frequencies of the shafts in a set of clubs. A well-matched set will have a consistent slope; a mismatched set will show shafts that vary several cycles from their expected range.

Sloppy [Horse Racing]
	A racing surface on which the cushion is saturated, but the base is still firm. Footing is splashy but even, and the running time remains fast.

Sloppy (Track) [Horse Racing]
	A racing strip that is saturated with water; with standing water visible.

Sloppy Track [Horse Racing]
	A condition of a racetrack which reflects standing water.

Slot [Ice Hockey]
	An area immediately in front of the goal and extending about 10 yards out, considered the best area from which to score a goal. The center usually tries to position himself in the slot when his team has control of the puck in the attacking zone.

Slot Alley [Bowling]
	A lane with a worn track that guides the ball into the pocket, making strikes easy.

Slot Effect [Powerboating]
	A lessening of turbulence over an airfoil caused by airflow through a small opening.

Slow [Horse Racing]
	A track with some moisture in it that is not fast, between good and heavy.