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| Standard Deviation [Blackjack] |
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A term which describes how far one may stray from the expected value of a game in either direction. It is determined by finding the square root of the variance of a game.
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| Standard Port [Sailing] |
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A port for which information is listed in the tide tables. Other ports known as secondary ports have information listed as a difference from the standard port rather that having complete tables.
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| Standard Weight Shaft [Golf] |
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A steel shaft weight classification that falls within the range of 4.25-4.62 ounces.
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| Standardbred [Horse Racing] |
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Most harness racehorses in Britain, North America and Australasia are 'Standardbreds', so called because the American harness studbook, begun last century, used the ability to cover a mile in a 'standard' time (initially 2 min 30 secs) as the criteria for entry. In Europe the French Trotter, the Sandinavian 'cold-blood' and the Russian Orlov are also used in harness racing, though Standardbreds and Standardbred crosses predominate everywhere except in France.
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| Standing [Sailing] |
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The part of the line that will carry the load after a knot has been tied in it.
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| Standing 8 Count [Boxing] |
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When a fighter looks to be in trouble (i.e. on the verge of being seriously injured), the referee stops the fight and counts to 8 so that he may determine if the boxer is able to continue. Sometimes fighters can be knocked down and get up but yet be "out on their feet."
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| Standing Rigging [Sailing] |
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The rigging of a boat that does not normally need to be adjusted.
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| Standing Start [Motor Sports] |
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In Formula One racing, the field starts from a gridded standstill (standing) start unlike rolling starts in most other types of racing.
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| Standing Starts [Horse Racing] |
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A race start in which the horses are stationary at the time of release. A tape is drawn across in front of the runners and then released when the starter begins the event. Sometimes horses can be slow to get into a pace or trotting gait, and will often gallop way, ruining their chances in the race.
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| Stanley Cup [General] |
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Best-of-seven series between the Eastern and Western conference champions in the NHL to determine the World Champion.
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| Star [Horse Racing] |
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1) Any of a number of white markings on the forehead. (The forehead is defined as being above an imaginary line connecting the tops of the eyes.) 2) A type of credit a horse receives from the racing secretary if it is excluded from an over-filled race, giving it priority in entering future races.
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| Star Turning [Skiing] |
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Also known as clock turning, this is a linked series of step turns (either convergent or divergent) on the flat to change direction, lifting the tips or the tails, or the whole ski.
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| Starboard [Sailing] |
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The right side of a boat, from the perspective of a person at the stern of the boat and looking toward the bow. The opposite of port.
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| Starboard Tack [Sailing] |
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A sailboat sailing on a tack with the wind coming over the starboard side and the boom on the port side of the boat. If two boats under sail are approaching, the one on port tack must give way to the boat on starboard tack.
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| Start Number [Weight Lifting] |
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A number given to indicate a competitor's place in the starting order. Within each group, starting numbers are based on lot numbers; that is, the competitors with the lowest lot number is given No. 1, and so on.
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| Start Order [Luge] |
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The sequence in which the sliders take their runs. Start order varies from one heat to the next, depending on the rules of the specific race.
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| Start Shoes [Bobsledding] |
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Shoes, similar to a track sprinter's spikes, worn by the crew to give traction on the ice while pushing.
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| Start the Action [Poker] |
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Open the betting; make the first bet in a particular hand.
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| Start Time [Luge] |
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The time it takes to get from the start to the first intermediate point.
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| Start/Finish Line [Motor Sports] |
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A line on the track where the race officially begins and ends. The flagman's stand is at the start-finish line.
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| Starter [Horse Racing] |
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The person responsible for starting a harness race, whether it be a mobile or standing start event. In a mobile event, the starter controls the start of the race from the back of the mobile vehicle, while in a standing start event, the starter controls the start from the track sidelines. The starter also decides when and if a false start should be declared.
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| Starter Allowance [Horse Racing] |
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An allowance or handicap race restricted to horses that have started for a specific claiming price or less.
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| Starter Race [Horse Racing] |
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An allowance or handicap race restricted to horses that have started for a specific claiming price or less.
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| Starter's List [Horse Racing] |
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List of horses ruled out of action by the official starter because of chronic misbehavior at gate.
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| Starters [Motor Sports] |
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Communicate with drivers using flags and signal devices, from the start-finish line.
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| Starters Allowance [Horse Racing] |
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An allowance or handicap race restricted to horses which have started for a specific claiming race.
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| Starting Box [Horse Racing] |
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An electro-mechanical device from which the greyhounds begin a race.
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| Starting Boxes [Greyhound Racing] |
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Mechanical gates that ensure all runners start in unison.
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| Starting Dock [Rowing] |
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A dock at the start line where the boats are aligned before the race.
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| Starting Gate [Horse Racing] |
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An electro-mechanical structure in which the horses are loaded. All stall doors open simultaneously when the starter dispatches the field, ensuring a fair start.
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| Starting Grid [Motor Sports] |
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The first section or portion of a race track.
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| Starting Hand [Poker] |
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A player's first two cards in hold 'em or first three cards in seven-card stud.
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| Starting Lineup [Basketball] |
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The 5 starters who begin a game; usually a team's best players.
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| Starting Order [Figure Skating] |
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The sequence in which skaters will compete, as determined by the draw.
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| Starting Price [General] |
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The odds determined by the official starting price reporters on the racecourse at the start of the race, which is an average of the odds being offered at the racecourse. For certain races, some internet and other off-course bookmakers will only quote SP for each participant rather than different odds. This means that the off-course bookmaker has not determined their own prices for this race and is letting the market be made at the racecourse. Typically this happens when the volume of money and the number of bets placed on this event at the off-course bookmaker is too low to make a representative market of their own. Accepting the Starting Price from a bookmaker means that you don’t know exactly what the odds will be when you place your bet.
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| Starting Requirement [Poker] |
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The minimum holding a particular player feels he needs to get involved in a hand. For a good player, the starting requirement takes position into account.
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| Starting Stalls [Greyhound Racing] |
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Mechanical gates that ensure all horses start in unison, In greyhound racing the term is starting boxes
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| Stash [Poker] |
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1) A bankroll (often hidden away, though generally readily accessible) for emergency situations. 2) Any bankroll. 3) Hide money; secrete one's bankroll.
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| State Bred [Horse Racing] |
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A race animal bred and/or foaled/whelped in a particular state in a manner that meets all the criteria established by the state law and commission rules, and thus is eligible to compete in special races or purse supplements.
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| State Veterinarian [Horse Racing] |
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The commission veterinarian is usually appointed by the state racing commission. This person serves as professional adviser and consultant to the state racing commission on veterinary matters including all regulatory aspects of the application and practice of veterinary medicine at the track.
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| State-Bred [Horse Racing] |
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A horse bred in a particular state and thus eligible to compete in special races restricted to state-breds.
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| Stateroom [Sailing] |
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Sleeping quarters for the boat's captain or guests.
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| Static Fitting [Golf] |
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The process of fitting an individual without actually watching him or her hit balls. Examples of static fitting include mailed in fitting forms, and telephone fitting.
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| Static Line [Skydiving] |
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In static line deployments the parachute deployment system is attached to the airplane, with a cord ten to fifteen feet long, resulting in deployment immediately after exit.
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| Static Weight [Golf] |
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Also known as overall weight or total weight, total weight is the weight of the entire assembled club as expressed in ounces or grams.
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| Station Wagon [Motor Sports] |
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A two- or four-door passenger car with a cargo area that extends all the way to the rear bumper.
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| Stationary Pick [Water Polo] |
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A move in which an offensive player stops in front of a player who is defending another offensive player, freeing that teammate to receive a pass or take a shot.
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| Statute Mile [Sailing] |
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A mile as measured on land, 5280 feet or 1.6 kilometers. Distances at sea are measured as nautical miles.
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| Stave [Archery] |
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A piece of wood destined to be shaped into a bow.
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| Stay [Sailing] |
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Lines running fore and aft from the top of the mast to keep the mast upright. Also used to carry some sails. The backstay is aft of the mast and the forestay is forward of the mast.
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| Stay in [Poker] |
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To remain in a hand with a call rather than a raise.
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| Stayer [Horse Racing] |
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A horse which has the endurance to race well over long distances. Sometimes a person will comment that a horse can 'stay all day'. This means the horse in question is a good stayer and will continue to race at a said pace for however long is asked of them.
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| Staysail [Sailing] |
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A triangular sail similar to the jib set on a stay forward of the mast and aft of the headstay.
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| Steadied [Horse Racing] |
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A horse being taken in hand by his rider, usually because of being in close quarters.
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| Steadying Sail [Sailing] |
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Also stability sail or riding sail. Any small sail set to help the boat maintain its direction without necessarily moving, as when at anchor or in heavy weather.
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| Steal [Baseball] |
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Attempting to advance a base between pitches without the batter hitting the ball or getting a base on balls.
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| Steal Position [Poker] |
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In a game with blinds, a late position, often the dealer or the middle blind (if there are three blinds); so used because it is most likely from this position that a player attempts to steal the antes.
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| Steal the Antes [Poker] |
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Win just the antes by bluffing; get everyone to fold, usually by opening in late position when no one else appears to be interested in the pot, before there is any real action, and thus win the antes.
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| Steal the Blinds [Poker] |
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Win just the blinds by bluffing; get the blinds to fold, usually by opening in late position, and thus win the blinds.
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| Stealth Trunks [Wrestling] |
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No matter how tight a pair of wrestling trunks are they will perfectly conceal any foreign object (a chain, brass knuckles) from the referee.
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| Steam [Poker] |
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1) Be on tilt. (Playing poorly and irrationally due to emotional upset, often caused by the player in question having had a good hand beat by a freak draw from another player (often in complete disregard of the odds and good play) or the player having lost a pot because of his own bad play. Also called steaming, having one's nose open, opened up, unglued and being wide open.).2) Raise; no longer frequently used. "He steamed it."
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| Steam Bet [Poker] |
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A bet made by someone playing on tilt (Playing poorly and irrationally due to emotional upset, often caused by the player in question having had a good hand beat by a freak draw from another player (often in complete disregard of the odds and good play) or the player having lost a pot because of his own bad play. Also called steaming, having one's nose open, opened up, unglued and being wide open.).
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| Steamer [Poker] |
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One who is on tilt (Playing poorly and irrationally due to emotional upset, often caused by the player in question having had a good hand beat by a freak draw from another player (often in complete disregard of the odds and good play) or the player having lost a pot because of his own bad play. Also called steaming, having one's nose open, opened up, unglued and being wide open.).
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| Steaming [Poker] |
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Being on tilt (Playing poorly and irrationally due to emotional upset, often caused by the player in question having had a good hand beat by a freak draw from another player (often in complete disregard of the odds and good play) or the player having lost a pot because of his own bad play. Also called steaming, having one's nose open, opened up, unglued and being wide open.). "Big John's going to lose his whole bankroll tonight. He's stuck and steaming."
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| Steaming Light [Sailing] |
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Also known as a masthead light. The steaming light is a white light that is visible for an arc extending across the forward 225° of the boat. When lit the steaming light indicates that a vessel under power, including sailboats with engines running. Steaming lights are usually located halfway up the mast rather than at the top.
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| Steel Center [Golf] |
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Term given to three-piece balls having a small center made of steel.
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| Steel Wheel [Poker] |
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A straight flush, five high. That is, A2345 of the same suit. A pretty nice hand to have in a high-low split game.
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| Steel Work [Luge] |
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The process of polishing the steels.
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| Steelbow [Archery] |
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A bow made of steel, usually a flattened pipe (Europe) or a spring-like device (India)
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| Steels [Luge] |
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The steel runners that are attached to the kufens.
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| Steely [Archery] |
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A Russian arrow.
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| Steep Seas [Sailing] |
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Tall and short waves caused by water current and wave directions being opposite to the direction of the wind.
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| Steep-Slope Skiing [Skiing] |
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Often referred to as survival skiing, using turning techniques that ensure a safe arrival at the bottom of the slope, but should also be extended to include techniques for climbing such slopes.
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| Steeplechase [Equestrian Sports] |
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A phase of the speed and endurance portion of the three-day event, in which the horses run over a turf track with several low fences.
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| Steer [Poker] |
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Hustle someone into another game, often private.
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| Steer Game [Poker] |
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An after-hours game, to which players are steered (Hustle someone into another game, often private.) from a card room. Someone, usually an accomplice of one of the thieves who runs the game, directs departing players to the private game.
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| Steer Man [Poker] |
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One who steers players ( Hustle someone into another game, often private.).
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| Steer Money [Poker] |
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Commission paid by the operators of a steer game to a steerer (Hustle someone into another game, often private.)
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| Steerage Way [Sailing] |
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In order for the rudder to be able to properly steer the boat, it must be moving through the water. The speed necessary for control is known as steerage way.
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| Steerer [Poker] |
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One who steers players (Hustle someone into another game, often private.).
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| Steering [Skiing] |
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A rotation of the legs or body to produce a turning force on the skis.
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| Steering Lines [Skydiving] |
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The lines that run from the steering toggles on the rear risers to the trailing edge of the parachute.
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| Steering Ratio [Motor Sports] |
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The ratio of the different steering gears. Usually a lower gear means a faster response.
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| Steering, Power [Motor Sports] |
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Assist provided by the engine to reduce steering effort. Power steering is essential to make large, heavy vehicles manageable. Small vehicles often do not require power steering.
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| Steering, Rack and Pinion [Motor Sports] |
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A common steering type. The steering wheel is connected to a pinion gear that meshes with a rack, or linear gear. As the pinion rotates, the rack moves side to side, this moves the steering linkage, causing the wheels to pivot left or right.
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| Stele [Archery] |
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The wooden shaft of an arrow.
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| Stem [Sailing] |
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The forward edge of the bow. On a wooden boat the stem is a single timber.
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| Stem Christie [Skiing] |
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A turn on which the skier first stems a ski by pushing the tail outward and then brings the skis parallel into a christie.
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| Stem Turning [Skiing] |
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Downhill turning in which the uphill, or outside ski is angled out (either by lifting or skidding), pointing more towards the new direction, at the start of the turn.
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| Stemming [Skiing] |
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A skidding or sometimes stepping of the ski out into a convergent position, resulting in a situation where the stemmed ski is on its inside edge.
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| Step [Poker] |
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A tiny "ledge" shuffled into a deck by a cheater so that his accomplice can cut it at the prearranged location; a card offset by a barely perceptible fraction of an inch but able to be found by touch when cut. A brief can be felt but not easily seen; a good cutter can feel a 1/32-inch brief. Sometimes called jog, needle, or brief.
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| Step Bet [Poker] |
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Stakes of more than one limit, with, one betting limit on early rounds and a higher limit on succeeding rounds. This is the common card room practice. For example, a $2-$4 hold 'em game involves a step bet: $2 may be bet or raised on the first two rounds of betting, and $4 on the last two.
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| Step Drilling [Golf] |
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A method of enlarging the bore of a hosel through the use of a series of drill bits. The process is begun with the smallest bit , then progresses to a medium sized bit, followed by a larger sized bit. Step drilling makes the process of enlarging a hosel bore easier and less time-consuming.
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| Step Out [Poker] |
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Bet; often implying (in a no-limit game) bet large.
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| Step Sequence [Figure Skating] |
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A series of steps done in rapid succession in time to the music.
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| Step the Deck [Poker] |
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Cut a stacked deck such that it ends up with a step (A tiny "ledge" shuffled into a deck by a cheater so that his accomplice can cut it at the prearranged location) at the stacked portion.
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| Step Turning [Skiing] |
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A linked series of steps, by lifting one ski from a parallel position (relative to the other ski) to either a divergent or convergent position, and then bringing the remaining ski back to the parallel position.
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| Step Up [Horse Racing] |
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A horse moving up in class to meet better competition.
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| Step-Parallel Turning [Skiing] |
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Parallel turningwith one ski being lifted out to a new parallel position, allowing a greater turning force to be applied to the skis. Often used when skiing through slalom gates, or on difficult snow.
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| Step-Telemark Turning [Skiing] |
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Telemark turning with one ski being lifted out into a telemark position, thus allowing a greater turning force to be applied to the skis. Also used in the same manner as step-parallels.
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| Stepless [Golf] |
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Erm describing a steel shaft that contains no "steps up" in diameter, making instead the transition from thin to thicker in a smooth, gradual manner. FCM Rifle and Apollo Balistik are stepless shafts.
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| Stepped [Sailing] |
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(1) A mast that is in place is stepped. (2) Where the mast is stepped, as in keel stepped or deck stepped.
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| Stepped Away Cleanly [Horse Racing] |
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In a standing start event, a pacer or trotter which begins well (goes straight into their gait) when the start is affected, is referred to as having stepped away cleanly.
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| Stepping [Skiing] |
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A weight-transfer from one ski to the other, and lifting (stepping) one ski into a new position before transferring weight again, as opposed to skidding.
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| Stepping Stone [Croquet] |
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When a ball is placed in an advantageous position near a wicket or the peg.
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| Steps [Basketball] |
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See traveling.
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| Steps Up [Horse Racing] |
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A horse moving up in class to meet better runners.
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| Stern [Sailing] |
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The aft part of a boat. The back of the boat.
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| Stern Light [Sailing] |
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A white running light placed at the stern of the boat. The stern light should be visible through an arc of 135°, to the rear of the boat.
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| Stern Line [Sailing] |
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A line running from the stern of the boat to a dock when moored.
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| Stern Pulpit [Sailing] |
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Pushpit. A sturdy railing around the deck at the stern.
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| Sternway [Sailing] |
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Making way in reverse.
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| Stew. [Poker] |
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Two cards, please. (Heard in a draw game at the time of the draw.) Also Stu.
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| Steward [Horse Racing] |
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A horse racing official who presides over a race meeting, has jurisdiction over all racing officials, rules on protests and claims of foul, and imposes fines and suspensions. In Texas, all three stewards presiding at a race meeting are Commission employees.
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| Stewards [Horse Racing] |
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The persons appointed by the Harness Racing Authority to assist in the control of racing and other matters related to the sport. They ensure all rules relating to racing and betting are observed and enforced. Stewards are required to regulate, control and inquire into and adjudicate on the conduct of officials, owners, trainers, drivers, persons attending to horses, bookmakers and clerks - at any event where licensed persons are involved.
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| Ste\Uck [General] |
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Behind, losing, buried, down for the week.
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| Sti [Motor Sports] |
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Subaru Technica International - Subaru's motorsport division.
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| Stick [Ice Hockey] |
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The hockey stick may be no more than 63 inches long from the heel to the end of the shaft. A skater's stick may be no more than 12 ½ inches long from the heel to the end of the blade. The blade of a skater's stick must be between 2 and 3 inches wide at every point, with a curvature of no more than ½ inch, measured from a straight line drawn between the heel and the end of the blade. The goaltender's stick must be no more than 15½ inches long from the heel to the end of the blade, and the blade must be no more than 3 ½ inches wide except at the heel, where it must be no more than 4 ¼ inches wide.
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| Stick Check [Ice Hockey] |
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Checking an opponent with the stick. See hook check; poke check; sweep check.
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| Stick Deke [Ice Hockey] |
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When a player’s stick is moved as though for a shot, but instead the player moves the puck past the defending player; done to fake out the opponent.
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| Stick Interference [Field Hockey] |
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Using the stick to hit an opponent's stick, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
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