sports dictionary Curling

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ANTI-SLIDER "galosha", which deprives the slider of its main property-slipperiness.

CLEAR VALUE a take throw, in which both the opponents stone and your own stone are out of play.

CURLER a curling player.

DRAW throw to put a stone in the right place without hitting other stones along the way.

END one game. Ends when all 16 gems are released. The team that puts its stones closer to the center of the house wins.

FRIEZE a staging stone. It is placed directly in front of the already standing stone. This "composition" is very difficult to break down.

GARD defender. It is placed in front of a well-placed stone (or the place where it will be placed), which must be protected from knocking out.

HIT AND ROLL a throw in which the opponents stone is knocked out and their own stone is moved to another location.

HOG-LINE the line to which the person leaving should release the stone.

NARROWLY this means that the player has already left the line shown by the skip.

SKIP team captain, chief strategist.

SLIDER slippery sole of the left shoe (or the right one if you are left-handed).

STEY a throw in which the opponents stone is knocked out, and your own takes its place.

SWIPE the captains command that says its time to start swiping.

SWIPE IT "sweep" the ice. The ice is indeed being rubbed frantically with a brush to form a thin film of water that prolongs the movement of the stone.

T-LINE a line that crosses the center of the house.

TAKE-OUT a strong throw, the goal of which is to knock someone elses stone out of the house. There are three types of take rolls: clear, stand, and hit and roll.

TAP-BACK a throw that should move an already standing stone to a certain point.

VICE-SKIP the third-placed player. It also helps the captain choose a strategy and shows him where to go with a brush.

brush a tool for sweeping (i.e."sweeping"). Very similar to a regular mop. But it is not! There are several types: with regular bristles, with a sponge, and transformer brushes that can change the angle of inclination.

lawn a long narrow curling field.

leader the player who leaves first.

second the player who leaves second.

stone A 20-pound disk-like smooth piece of stone (usually granite) equipped with a handle. Ordinary people often compare it to an iron or a kettle, which real curlers dont like very much.

ti the center of the house.

widely this means that the player has left wider than the line shown by the skip.