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(curling) The 12-foot diameter circle outermost in the house.
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(curling) The 8-foot diameter circle in the house.
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(curling) One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
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(curling) A piece of equipment used to determine whether or not a stone is a biter.
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(curling) A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.
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(curling) An end in which no stones are touching the house, and thus no points are scored.
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A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
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(curling) The center (bullseye) of the house.
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(curling) A takeout that hits a rock at an angle.
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(curling) A takeout shot aimed at hitting a rock at an angle.
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(curling) The circle at the end of the rink.
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(curling) Any shot that curls around another rock.
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(curling) Any stone lying closer to the center than any of the opponent's stones.
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(curling) A metal plate for a player to stand on when delivering the stones.
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(sports) A winter sport played on ice, that is a blend of the board game crokinole and the ice sport curling. The playing pieces, similar to curling rocks, are used in place of crokinole pieces, and the playing surface is expanded to the area of a curling rink turn circle. The objective is that of crokinole, of landing the playing piece in the central hole, while played pieces on the surface obstruct launching new rocks from the edge into the central hole.
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(curling) Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.
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A sportsman who plays curling.
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(curling) A device that permits a player to deliver a stone while standing upright
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A circular polished granite stone with a handle affixed to the top, used in the game of curling.
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(curling) The process of throwing a stone.
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(curling) To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.
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(curling) A shot in which the played stone pushes a stone straight forward into the house
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(gridiron football) Notation for an edge rusher.
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(curling) A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
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(curling) A precise draw weight shot where a delivered stone comes to a stand-still against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to knock out.
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(basketball, colloquial) The backboard.
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(curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
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(curling) The last stone in an end.
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(curling) The line which the stone must completely cross to be considered in play
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(curling) The failure to release a stone before crossing the near hog line.
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(curling) A shot that comes to rest short of or on the far hog line and is removed from play
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In curling, a distance line drawn across the course between the middle line and the tee.
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(curling) The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
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(curling) A shot in which the handle of the stone is rotated across the body.
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(curling) A stroke in which the stone rebounds from the inside edge of another stone, and then slides close to the tee.
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(curling) The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.
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(curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
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(curling) Initialism of last stone in the first end.
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(curling) A shot in which the player curls the stone in the opposite direction in which the stone is expected to curve, due to significant defects in flatness of the ice surface
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(sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
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(curling) A shot in which the handle of the stone is rotated away from the body.
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(curling) The act of making a stone strike at an angle on the outer side of another.
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(curling) The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
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(curling) A play used to move the stones to the side of the sheet.
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(curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
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(curling) A team in a competition.
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(curling) Synonym of stone.
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(curling) The area of ice on which the game of curling is played.
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(curling) The rock in the house closest to the button.
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(curling) The player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks.
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(curling) To use the strategy of drawing to a different area of the house to prevent one's opponent from taking out both stones.
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(curling) Scoring in an end without the hammer.
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(curling) A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.
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(curling, of ice) Allowing stones to curl more than usual.
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(curling) A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play.
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(curling) The target area of a curling rink
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(curling) The line that goes across the house intersecting with the middle of the button, splitting it into two halves.
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(curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
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(curling) The player who throws the fifth and sixth rocks for a team
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(curling) A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones.
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