This is a glossary of terms in
curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns slidi ...
.
#s
During a game, sweepers might call out numbers. These numbers indicate how far the sweepers think the
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
in play will travel. This system is relatively new to the game and is often attributed to the
Randy Ferbey
Randy S. Ferbey (born May 30, 1959) is a Canadian retired curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion. He currently coaches the Rachel Homan women's team.
Born in Edmonton, Albert ...
rink since they were the first major team to use the system, but it is not known whose idea it originally was. 1 to 3 indicates a rock in the
free guard zone, 4 to 6 the rings in front of the
tee line, 7 being on the
button
A button is a fastener that joins two pieces of fabric together by slipping through a loop or by sliding through a buttonhole.
In modern clothing and fashion design, buttons are commonly made of plastic but also may be made of metal, wood, o ...
, and 8 to 10 the rings behind the tee line. Sometimes, 11 is used to indicate a
stone
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...
thrown so that it passes through the
house and out of play. With this system, the sweepers can communicate more effectively where they think the stone will end up or the skip can better tell the deliverer how hard to throw it.
#
; : An endgame strategy based on maintaining
hammer in the even
ends
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to:
End
*In mathematics:
**End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
*In sports and games
** End (gridiron footbal ...
of the last 3 ends of the game. If the team with hammer always scores (in other words, no
blanks and no
steals), then one team will have one more scoring opportunity than the other (hence "2 to 1").
; : The circle in the
house. It surrounds the centre area called the
button
A button is a fastener that joins two pieces of fabric together by slipping through a loop or by sliding through a buttonhole.
In modern clothing and fashion design, buttons are commonly made of plastic but also may be made of metal, wood, o ...
. It is used as a visual aid only – there is no extra score for placing a stone within it
; : The circle in the
house. It is used as a visual aid only – there is no extra score for placing a stone within it; generally not actually painted – it appears as the empty space between the 12-foot and 4-foot rings
; : The circle outermost in the
house; a
stone
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...
completely outside this circle cannot score
A
; : On a
hit
Hit means to strike someone or something.
Hit or HIT may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities
* Hit, a fictional character from '' Dragon Ball Super''
* Homicide International Trust, or HIT, a fictional organization ...
, refers to the
shooter
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...
hitting the object stone on the opposite side from where the broom was placed. Since this imparts less speed to the object stone and takes less speed away from the shooter, it is a very efficient way of making a
tick
Ticks (order Ixodida) are parasitic arachnids that are part of the mite superorder Parasitiformes. Adult ticks are approximately 3 to 5 mm in length depending on age, sex, species, and "fullness". Ticks are external parasites, living by ...
. This is seldom used for normal hits since it is harder to execute, unless necessary because a
guard
Guard or guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
prevents using the other
turn
; : A very rare and extremely difficult shot in which a stone is delivered so that it will come to rest behind another stone already in play, created the same effect as if one stone had been
frozen to the other
; : Synonymous with
gripper
; : Temporary curling ice made quickly on a hockey rink or the like, most often used by curling clubs without dedicated curling facilities; usually of lower quality than that of a dedicated facility, but when created for televised events or events with large numbers of spectators, the ice quality can rival or even exceed that of a dedicated facility
; :
WCF term for when a team runs
out of stones
; : A
double
A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another.
Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to:
Film and television
* Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character
* ...
or
triple
Triple is used in several contexts to mean "threefold" or a " treble":
Sports
* Triple (baseball), a three-base hit
* A basketball three-point field goal
* A figure skating jump with three rotations
* In bowling terms, three strikes in a row
* ...
where the shooter ends up coming back up the rings
B
; : The portion of the
4 foot ring behind the tee line
; : The portion of the
8 foot ring behind the tee line
; : The portion of the
12 foot ring behind the tee line
; : The border at the extreme ends of the sheet
; : A team's
third and
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
, considered as a unit.
; : Delivery speed required for a stone to come to rest in the back half of the
house
; : A stationary stone that can be used to stop the thrown stone from going any farther, thus allowing for a slightly
heavy
Heavy may refer to:
Measures
* Heavy (aeronautics), a term used by pilots and air traffic controllers to refer to aircraft capable of 300,000 lbs or more takeoff weight
* Heavy, a characterization of objects with substantial weight
* Heavy, ...
throw. Without backing, the shot will be harder since it requires perfect
draw weight
This is a list of archery terms, including both the equipment and the practice. A brief description for each word or phrase is also included.
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A
*anchor point – A point to be touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully d ...
.
; : The line right behind the
house. If a
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
completely crosses the back line, it is removed from play
; : The portion of the
house behind the
tee line
; : Synonymous with
back 12
; : A board or other object behind the hack, used to stop moving stones; referred to as "
bumper" in Canada
; : Delivery speed that should come to rest against the barrier behind the
hack
Hack may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Games
* ''Hack'' (Unix video game), a 1984 roguelike video game
* ''.hack'' (video game series), a series of video games by the multimedia franchise ''.hack''
Music
* ''Hack'' (album), a 199 ...
. Synonymous with
board weight.
; : The traditional name for the device used to sweep ahead of a moving stone. A
broom
A broom (also known in some forms as a broomstick) is a cleaning tool consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. I ...
.
; : When a stone barely touches the designated line marking on the ice, e.g. "bite
centre
Center or centre may refer to:
Mathematics
* Center (geometry), the middle of an object
* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...
", "bite the
four", etc.
; : A stone that barely touches the outside of the
house, just
biting the
12-foot ring
; : A piece of equipment used to determine whether or not a stone is a biter
; : An end in which no points are scored; in regular play the team that has the
hammer retains it for the next end. In
skins games, the skin for a blanked end is carried over. To "blank an end" means to intentionally leave no stones in the house so as to retain the hammer.
; : Deliberately creating a blank end for the purposes of retaining the last rock advantage for the next end of play
; : A shot delivered with
heavy weight and high velocity. A blast is usually intended to remove many stones from play or is used to break up and move around clustered stones. "Playing the blast" into a large cluster of stones is often a last resort shot to get the rocks split up when there are no other viable shots available.
; : Throwing a stone with enough speed that it will come to rest in an area just behind the
hacks – about 6 feet behind the
house. Synonymous with
barrier
A barrier or barricade is a physical structure which blocks or impedes something.
Barrier may also refer to:
Places
* Barrier, Kentucky, a community in the United States
* Barrier, Voerendaal, a place in the municipality of Voerendaal, Netherl ...
/
bumper weight.
; : A way to break in the ice by which one draggs harnessed rocks over the recently-pebbled sheet in order to break the beaks of the water droplets on the ice.
;
Bonspiel :
Scots for ''league match'', this is the term used for a curling tournament. Compare "
spiel
Internationale Spieltage SPIEL, often called the Essen Game Fair after the city where it is held, is an annual four-day boardgame trade fair which is also open to the public held in October (Thursday to the following Sunday) at the Messe Essen e ...
"
; : A failed corner
freeze where the
shooter
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...
rolls
open
Open or OPEN may refer to:
Music
* Open (band), Australian pop/rock band
* The Open (band), English indie rock band
* ''Open'' (Blues Image album), 1969
* ''Open'' (Gotthard album), 1999
* ''Open'' (Cowboy Junkies album), 2001
* ''Open'' ( ...
;
Brier : The Canadian men's curling championship, held annually since 1927
; : An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel farther and curl less; though brushes have almost completely replaced brooms, the traditional name remains.
; : See
stacking the brooms
; :
Broom
A broom (also known in some forms as a broomstick) is a cleaning tool consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. I ...
/
Sweeping
; : A short
raise
Raise may refer to:
Music
*''Raise!'', the name of a 1981 album by Earth, Wind, and Fire
* '' Raise'' (album), the name of a 1991 album by Swervedriver
Place names
* Raise, Cumbria, England
* Raise (Lake District), the name of the 12th highe ...
; : The
barrier
A barrier or barricade is a physical structure which blocks or impedes something.
Barrier may also refer to:
Places
* Barrier, Kentucky, a community in the United States
* Barrier, Voerendaal, a place in the municipality of Voerendaal, Netherl ...
; : Synonymous with
barrier
A barrier or barricade is a physical structure which blocks or impedes something.
Barrier may also refer to:
Places
* Barrier, Kentucky, a community in the United States
* Barrier, Voerendaal, a place in the municipality of Voerendaal, Netherl ...
/
board weight
; : A
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
that is hidden behind another rock, usually a
guard
Guard or guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
, making it difficult for a
curler to hit with a delivered rock. Also called "
covered"
; : To accidentally touch a moving
stone
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...
; the opposing
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
has the option to remove the burned stone, or leave it where it comes to rest
; : The centre (bullseye) of the
house; sometimes called the 1-foot circle
C
; : When the
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
holds the
broom
A broom (also known in some forms as a broomstick) is a cleaning tool consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. I ...
where they want the person delivering the stones to aim. When the skip is delivering, the
vice-skip calls the shot
; : A tournament with significant entry fees and large prizes, sometimes part of a charity event; despite the large prizes, cashspiels are not the premier events in curling
; : A
stone
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...
behind the
tee line that may obstruct other stones from being removed
; : Counter Clockwise (
turn of the
stone
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...
from
delivery)
; : A
guard
Guard or guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
that is placed directly on the
centre line
Center line, centre line or centerline may refer to:
Sports
* Center line, marked in red on an ice hockey rink
* Centre line (football), a set of positions on an Australian rules football field
* Centerline, a line that separates the service cour ...
, in front of the
house; usually played by the team that does not have the
hammer
; : A line running lengthwise down the centre of the ice, used as a visual aid; some sheets do not have a centre line, or do not have one between the
hog lines
; : A
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
that hits a
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
at an angle
; Chip and lie / chip and roll : When a played
stone
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...
strikes the edge of another stone and moves to another position in play
; : Series of
rocks in the
house arrayed from front to back in such a way that a corner of each successive rock is visible from the
hack
Hack may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Games
* ''Hack'' (Unix video game), a 1984 roguelike video game
* ''.hack'' (video game series), a series of video games by the multimedia franchise ''.hack''
Music
* ''Hack'' (album), a 199 ...
, angling out like the edge of a Christmas tree.
; : Grazing a stationary stone without significantly moving it; but enough to alter the path of the shooting rock
; : A flashy but low-percentage shot. Also
Trick shot
A trick shot (also trickshot or trick-shot) is a shot played on a billiards table (most often a pool table, though snooker tables are also used), which seems unlikely or impossible or requires significant skill. Trick shots frequently involve ...
; : To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a
sweep
Sweep or swept may refer to:
Cleaning
* Sweep, the action of using a brush to clean
* Chimney sweep, a worker who clears ash and soot from chimneys
* Street sweeper, a person's occupation, or a machine that cleans streets
* Swept quartz, a cleani ...
; : The location of the curling rink; most players usually refer to it as "The Club"
; : Any shot that
curls around another rock
; : Going into the final
end
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to:
End
*In mathematics:
** End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
*In sports and games
**End (gridiron footbal ...
; : A
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
shot that is slow enough that the
sweepers have relative control over its
curl; faster than
board weight, but slower than
normal takeout weight
; : A type of
guard
Guard or guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
that is off to the side of the
house; usually employed when a team has the
hammer and needs to score multiple points
; : A stone in the
house lying closer to the centre than any of the opponent's stones. Each counter scores one point at the completion of an end.
; : Protection given to a
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
by a rock in front of it
; : Movement of a moving
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
away from a straight line; as a verb, to play at curling
; : General term for player involved in a curling team; also known as a "soofter" in the
UK
; : A team sport which involves sliding granite
stones on ice and
sweeping in front of them with
brooms to direct them to desired placements
; : Synonymous with
club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises ...
; : A participation souvenir, generally worn on a sweater; there is a sub-culture at any major bonspiel built around trading pins. Most curling clubs and many tournaments produce one, and they are usually not awards
; : A device that permits a player to deliver a stone while standing upright; generally used by older players, these are legal in most games.
; : A rock that has a tendency to
finish more than other rocks.
; : Clockwise (
turn of the
stone
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...
from
delivery)
D
; : A
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
completely covered by another rock (often a
guard
Guard or guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
) such that no part is visible
; : Synonymous with
no handle
; : Process of throwing a stone
; : Scoring 2 points in an
end
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to:
End
*In mathematics:
** End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
*In sports and games
**End (gridiron footbal ...
; : A call given by the
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
for the
sweepers to stop sweeping a
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
; a rock that dies is a rock that stops moving
; : State of a
sheet of ice where the sides are slightly elevated compared to the center, so that a cross section of the ice would look like a cross section of a dish; this sometimes happens near the end of a week-long tournament because the
pebbling motion tends to apply more pebbles to the side, while
sweeping during games happens more often near the center and wears down the ice more in that region; when there is a dish,
rocks will
curl more towards the center and less away from the center
; Double takeout / Double : A
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
shot in which two other stones are removed from play; a shot in which the delivered stone and one other stone are removed is not a double takeout
;
Doubles curling : A variation of curling played with 2 people per team and slightly altered rules. Most commonly seen as
mixed doubles
Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known as ...
.
; : When two
rocks are
frozen, hitting the top rock at an angle creates a drag effect that affects the direction of the second rock; the friction between the two frozen rocks makes the first rock "drag" the second rock slightly towards the same direction; hitting the top rock on the right makes the bottom rock move more to the left while hitting it on the left makes it move more to the right
; : A shot that lands in play without hitting another stone out, as opposed to a
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
shot. Also refers to a game, e.g., “We have a draw at 7:00 p.m. tonight.”
; : A shot in which the played stone pushes a stone straight forward into the
house
; : Person who assigns teams to different
sheets
A bed sheet is a rectangular piece of cloth used either singly or in a pair as bedding, which is larger in length and width than a mattress, and which is placed immediately above a mattress or bed, but below blankets and other bedding (such as ...
, sets starting times, assigns players to teams in casual play, etc.
; :
Delivery speed required for a stone to come to rest in the
house
; Dump the handle (also Flip or Turn-Out/Turn-In) : During
delivery of a stone, the
thrower accidentally pushes the stone off-course with their turning motion; often the result of using the arm to shove the stone, and usually causes a missed shot
E
; : Command – called out by the
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
to tell the
sweepers to ease off their
sweeping of a
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
but to continue sweeping it lightly and slowly.
;
Eight-ender
An eight-ender, also called a snowman, is a perfect score within a single end of curling. In an end, both sides throw eight rocks, and in an eight-ender, all eight rocks from one team score points.
Eight-enders are extremely rare in competitive c ...
: An
end
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to:
End
*In mathematics:
** End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
*In sports and games
**End (gridiron footbal ...
where all eight stones score for one team – a very rare occurrence.
; : Similar to an
inning in
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...
; in an end, each team throws 8 rocks, 2 per player in alternating fashion; tournament style games usually run for 10 ends; games played at the club level usually run for 8 ends. Prior to the latter half of the twentieth century, a game consisted of 12 ends played in full.
; : Equivalent to an extra inning in baseball; in the event of a tie after the prescribed number of
ends
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to:
End
*In mathematics:
**End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
*In sports and games
** End (gridiron footbal ...
, extra ends are played until the tie is broken.
; : Technology in the rock handles to electronically detect
hog line violations using magnetic strips under the hog lines and red/green
LED indicators.
F
; : A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown in that area to
curl negatively
; : As the stone is sliding down the
sheet, it
curls negatively, i.e., the opposite direction than it is supposed to
; : The amount of sideways movement in the last 3 meters (10 feet) or so of a rock's path; can be used as a verb ("it needs to finish") or a noun ("there's lots of finish in that spot")
; : Something more than
Normal weight
Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. The BMI is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height, and is expressed in units of kg/m2, resulting from mass in kilograms and he ...
but less than
Peel weight
; : To completely miss an attempted
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
; the rock passes through the
house without touching any rocks at all
; : When the team with
hammer scores exactly 1 point on that end.
; : The player throwing the last two rocks for a team; since the
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
almost always throws the last two rocks, this term is rarely used
; : Area between the
hog line and the
tee line, excluding the
house. Evolved from the
Moncton Rule.
; :The rule that states that an opponent's rock resting in the
free-guard zone cannot be removed from play until the first five rocks of an
end
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to:
End
*In mathematics:
** End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
*In sports and games
**End (gridiron footbal ...
have been played
; : A precise
draw weight
This is a list of archery terms, including both the equipment and the practice. A brief description for each word or phrase is also included.
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A
*anchor point – A point to be touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully d ...
shot where a
delivered
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stone comes to rest against a stationary stone, making it nearly impossible to
take out
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
; : A team's
lead
Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...
and
second, considered as a unit
; :
Delivery speed required for a stone to come to rest in the front half of the
house
; : The portion of the
house closer to the
hog line
; : Synonymous with
top 12
; : Buildup that can occur on ice surfaces when there is excessive humidity in the air; tends to makes stones stop faster and
curl less
; :
Bonspiel oriented to recreational/fun play, often shorter duration games, and may have unusual formats
G
; : A clock that runs down and limits the amount of time a team can spend playing. Traditionally, the game clock ran from the end of the opposition's shot until the end of the team's clock, much like a
chess clock
A chess clock consists of two adjacent clocks with buttons to stop one clock while starting the other, so that the two clocks never run simultaneously. Chess clocks are used in chess and other two-player games where the players move in turn, and ...
. Now,
thinking time is the standard.
; : A
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
that is placed in front of another rock to protect it from being knocked out by the other team, or placed with the intent to later
curl another rock around it and thus be protected; typically placed between the
hog line and the very front of the
house
;
Grand Slam of Curling
The Grand Slam of Curling (branded as the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling for sponsorship reasons) is a series of curling bonspiels that are a part of the annual World Curling Tour. Grand Slam events offer a purse of at least CAD$100,000, and fe ...
: A series of eight premier men's and women's events that feature Canada's deepest and strongest curling fields
; : A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice; also known as an ''
anti-slider''; see
Slider
Slider or Sliders may refer to:
Arts
* K.K. Slider, a fictional character within the ''Animal Crossing'' franchise
* '' The Slider'', a 1972 album by T. Rex
* ''Sliders'' (TV series), an American science fiction and fantasy television series
* ...
H
; : Similar to a starting block in
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
, the foothold device where the person who
throws the rock pushes off for
delivery
; : The
weight
In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force acting on the object due to gravity.
Some standard textbooks define weight as a vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weight as a scalar qua ...
required to
deliver a stone in order that it travels to the
hack
Hack may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Games
* ''Hack'' (Unix video game), a 1984 roguelike video game
* ''.hack'' (video game series), a series of video games by the multimedia franchise ''.hack''
Music
* ''Hack'' (album), a 199 ...
at the far end
; : A slower played
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
that, because of the reduced speed,
curls more and therefore can reach opponent stones that are hidden behind a
guard
Guard or guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
; : The last rock in an
end
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to:
End
*In mathematics:
** End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
*In sports and games
**End (gridiron footbal ...
– a huge advantage; the team with the last rock is said to "have the hammer"
; : The percentage of non-
blank ends in which the team who has hammer scores two or more points.
; : The part of the stone held by the player; used to describe the desired direction of rotation of the handle (and therefore the stone) upon release in a given
delivery; "
Losing the handle" refers to a rock which stops
curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns slidi ...
or which changes direction of curl while moving; See also
no handle,
reverse handle,
straight handle.
; : Each team traditionally shakes hands with each member of the opposing team at the end of a match as a sign of goodwill. Unlike other sports, curlers can, and are often encouraged to, forfeit the game early out of sportsmanship if the score is badly lopsided or if a team runs
out of stones. To signal their forfeit, the losing team shakes the hands of the other team. This can simply be called "shaking", as in "the Smith team shook after 7 ends".
; : Command – along with "
hurry" – shouted by the
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
to tell the
sweepers to
sweep
Sweep or swept may refer to:
Cleaning
* Sweep, the action of using a brush to clean
* Chimney sweep, a worker who clears ash and soot from chimneys
* Street sweeper, a person's occupation, or a machine that cleans streets
* Swept quartz, a cleani ...
harder and faster
; : A stone that is
thrown
Throwing is an action which consists in accelerating a projectile and then releasing it so that it follows a ballistic trajectory, usually with the aim of impacting a remote target. This action is best characterized for animals with prehensil ...
harder than required and will probably slide too far
; : Slow ice on which stones take more initial force to travel a similar distance as on fast (keen) ice ''(see
keen ice)''
; : The high side of a
shooter
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...
in motion is the side that it is
curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns slidi ...
away from, i.e., the side outside the curve of the shooter's path. To "hit on the high side" is to hit the stationary rock off-centre on the side the shooter came from.
; : Any shot where the aim is to move another stone; the opposite of a
draw
Draw, drawing, draws, or drawn may refer to:
Common uses
* Draw (terrain), a terrain feature formed by two parallel ridges or spurs with low ground in between them
* Drawing (manufacturing), a process where metal, glass, or plastic or anything ...
; : A
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
rock that, after making contact with another rock, slides (rolls) into a designated area
; : A
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
where the played stone stays in the spot where it made contact with the stationary stone; also called 'hit and stick' or a 'nose hit'
; : Another term for
takeout weight
; : See "
hogged rock"
; : The line which the stone must completely cross to be considered in play
; : The line by which the stone must be clearly and fully released by the
thrower
; : Failure to release a stone before crossing the near hog line; a stone in violation is immediately removed from play
; : A shot that comes to rest short of or on the
far hog line and is removed from play. May also refer to a stone that is removed from play due to a
hog line violation.
; : See "
hogged rock"
; : The three concentric circles where points are scored
; : see
hard! (often said together: "hurry hard!")
I
; Ice (more, less, too much, not enough) : Adjustment to the crosswise distance between the
skip's broom
A broom (also known in some forms as a broomstick) is a cleaning tool consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. I ...
and the desired target area; for example, a player who feels that the skip's broom is too close to the target might request "more ice"
; / Ice technician : Person who is responsible for maintaining the ice; duties include, but are not limited to,
pebbling and scraping the ice
; : A shot where the
delivered
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stone hits another stone near the outer edge of the
sheet at an angle, making the
shooter
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...
roll into the
house; one of the most difficult curling shots, usually done as a last resort when there are no other options
; : A shot in which the
handle
A handle is a part of, or attachment to, an object that allows it to be grasped and manipulated by hand. The design of each type of handle involves substantial ergonomic issues, even where these are dealt with intuitively or by following tr ...
of the stone is rotated across the body (the elbow is rotated "in" to the body); for a right-handed thrower, an in-turn is clockwise, and the opposite for a lefty
; : Another term for
narrow
Narrow may refer to:
* The Narrow, rock band from South Africa
* Narrow banking, proposed banking system that would eliminate bank runs and the need for a deposit insurance
* narrow gauge railway, a railway that has a track gauge narrower than th ...
J
; : A
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
that collides with a
catcher
Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the ( home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the ca ...
K
; : Fast ice on which stones travel greater distances with less force than required for heavy ice ''(see
heavy ice)''
; : A
delivered
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stone that is intentionally wobbled to compensate for water, slush or snow on the ice surface
L
; : When the rotation of a stone is very slow, i.e., less than one full rotation during the stone's slide; often the result of
thrower error, they will usually
curl more than a properly delivered stone; may turn into a
No Handle or
Reverse Handle
;
Lead
Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...
: The player who
throws the first two rocks for a team
; Lie / Lies / Lying : The
count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
of the number of stones of one colour closest to the centre of the
button
A button is a fastener that joins two pieces of fabric together by slipping through a loop or by sliding through a buttonhole.
In modern clothing and fashion design, buttons are commonly made of plastic but also may be made of metal, wood, o ...
, closer than the innermost stone of the other colour. When a team "lies X" or "is lying X", that number of its stones are, at that moment, closer to the button than any opposition stone; were the
end
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to:
End
*In mathematics:
** End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
*In sports and games
**End (gridiron footbal ...
to finish then, the team would score that number of points.
; : The path of a moving stone; a 'good' line indicates it is headed where it was intended to go; a 'bad' line has deviated
; : A stone that is not
thrown
Throwing is an action which consists in accelerating a projectile and then releasing it so that it follows a ballistic trajectory, usually with the aim of impacting a remote target. This action is best characterized for animals with prehensil ...
hard enough
; : Many clubs offer a Little Rocks program for children, with rocks that are roughly half the weight of regular 44 lb. rocks.
Curlers generally move onto full-sized rocks around the ages of 10 to 12.
; : A rock that is "losing the handle" refers to a rock which loses its rotation or which reverses its rotation while moving
; : Synonymous with
no handle
; : The low side of a
shooter
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...
in motion is the side that it is
curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns slidi ...
toward, i.e., the side inside the curve of the shooter's path. To "hit on the low side" is to hit the stationary rock off-centre after the shooter crosses its face.
; : Last Stone in the First End; in every other
end
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to:
End
*In mathematics:
** End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
*In sports and games
**End (gridiron footbal ...
, the last stone (or
hammer) is determined by the scoring in the previous end. In the first end, some other system (coin toss, draw contest, record comparison) must be used to determine the advantage of the hammer.
M
;
Manitoba tuck
The Manitoba tuck is a form of slide in curling. A tuck under is when the curler's front toe is the only part of the slider that comes into contact with the ice as the heel is raised. While the slide is most commonly found in the province of Mani ...
: A type of
delivery, mostly found in
Manitoba
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, map_alt = Map showing Manitoba's location in the centre of Southern Canada
, Label_map = yes
, coordinates =
, capital = Winn ...
, where the body is kept very low to the ground and the leading leg is tucked underneath the body and to the side; this type is delivery is particularly efficient for
hits but makes
draws slightly tougher to execute, with the shoulders not being as straight and the eyes being closer to the ice
; : The player who discusses strategy with the
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
behind the
house and holds the broom while the skip throws their rocks; usually plays
third; also known as
vice-skip or vice
; : Equipment used to determine which of two or more stones is closest to the centre when they are too similar to know with visual inspection
; Mixed team:A team composed of two men and two women with the throwing order alternating genders. Also known as
True mixed. The highest level competition for mixed teams is the
World Mixed Curling Championship
The World Mixed Curling Championship is the world championship for mixed curling. It is held annually in the autumn, and replaced the European Mixed Curling Championship
The European Mixed Curling Championship was a mixed curling
This is a glo ...
.
;
Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known as ...
: A variation of curling played with 2 people per team, one man and one woman, and slightly altered rules.
N
; : A stone delivered
off the broom too close to the desired target and therefore likely to
curl past it
; : 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; for example, if the curvature of the ice causes all stones to drift sharply to the right, a skip may request the shooter to aim to the left of the desired location and curve the stone to the left as well.
; : Called as the rock is sliding down the
sheet to indicate the stone needs to
curl and the
sweepers should stay off the rock
; : A term used by some Manitoba teams, similar to
control weight
; : A rock delivered without a
turn, usually done in error; stones thrown without a handle often follow an unpredictable path
; : A rule prohibiting stones from being
ticked off the
centre line
Center line, centre line or centerline may refer to:
Sports
* Center line, marked in red on an ice hockey rink
* Centre line (football), a set of positions on an Australian rules football field
* Centerline, a line that separates the service cour ...
for the first five stones of an end (see
Free-Guard Zone Rule); only used in some competitions
; : Normal
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
weight
In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force acting on the object due to gravity.
Some standard textbooks define weight as a vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weight as a scalar qua ...
; faster than
control weight, but slower than
peel
; : The point on a rock closest to the
thrower. A "nose hit" would be hitting the rock at this point, avoiding a
roll
Roll or Rolls may refer to:
Movement about the longitudinal axis
* Roll angle (or roll rotation), one of the 3 angular degrees of freedom of any stiff body (for example a vehicle), describing motion about the longitudinal axis
** Roll (aviation) ...
.
O
; : A call given by the
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
for the
sweepers to stop
sweeping a rock
; : An incorrectly aimed shot; opposite of ''
on the broom''
; : A rock that is not obscured by another rock from the
thrower's perspective; a
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
will often ask the thrower how "open" a certain rock appears from the
hack
Hack may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Games
* ''Hack'' (Unix video game), a 1984 roguelike video game
* ''.hack'' (video game series), a series of video games by the multimedia franchise ''.hack''
Music
* ''Hack'' (album), a 199 ...
, with the rock being totally open, partially obscured (such as "half open") or completely covered; also, a term for any shot not involving going around a guard: an open takeout, an open draw, etc.
; : A correctly aimed shot that starts out directly at the
broom
A broom (also known in some forms as a broomstick) is a cleaning tool consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. I ...
held by the
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
; opposite of ''
off the broom''
; : A situation in which a team that is behind in the score no longer has enough stones between those in play and those yet to be played to make up the deficit; the outcome is now certain, and the game usually ends with a
handshake
A handshake is a globally widespread, brief greeting or parting tradition in which two people grasp one of each other's like hands, in most cases accompanied by a brief up-and-down movement of the grasped hands. Customs surrounding handshakes a ...
once a team is out of stones.
; : Another term for
wide
; : A shot in which the handle of the stone is rotated away from the body – the elbow is rotated "out" from the body; for a right-handed thrower, an out-turn is counter-clockwise, and the opposite for a lefty
P
; : A
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
; : Small droplets of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface, allowing the rocks to
curl. Also a verb; the action of depositing water droplets on the ice, as "to pebble the ice between games"
; : A
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
that removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone. These are usually intentional, such as for
blanking an end.
; : A stone delivered with a heavy
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
weight
In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force acting on the object due to gravity.
Some standard textbooks define weight as a vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weight as a scalar qua ...
; : When a rock's
running surface travels over a foreign particle such as a hair, causing the rock to deviate from its expected path, usually by increasing friction and thereby the amount of
curl
; : Spot at the exact centre of the
house, officially called the tee.
; : Competitive play towards club, state/provincial, national, and world championships
; : A space between two stones just wide enough for a
delivered
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stone to pass through
; : Another name for a
raise
Raise may refer to:
Music
*''Raise!'', the name of a 1981 album by Earth, Wind, and Fire
* '' Raise'' (album), the name of a 1991 album by Swervedriver
Place names
* Raise, Cumbria, England
* Raise (Lake District), the name of the 12th highe ...
; usually means to raise a
guard
Guard or guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
into the
house and make it a potential
counter
R
; : A shot in which the
delivered
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stone bumps another stone forward
; : A shot in which the
delivered
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stone bumps a second stone which in turn knocks a third stone out of play. Also called a
runback
; : When a
curler considers how the condition of a sheet of ice will influence the path of a
thrown
Throwing is an action which consists in accelerating a projectile and then releasing it so that it follows a ballistic trajectory, usually with the aim of impacting a remote target. This action is best characterized for animals with prehensil ...
stone, similar to how a golfer reads the undulations and texture of a green before determining where and how hard to hit a putt
; : When a stone is
thrown
Throwing is an action which consists in accelerating a projectile and then releasing it so that it follows a ballistic trajectory, usually with the aim of impacting a remote target. This action is best characterized for animals with prehensil ...
with a particular
turn, but it eventually stops and begins to rotate in the opposite direction; usually the result of a
pick or poor ice conditions. Sometimes it may even reverse twice in one shot, creating unpredictable shots that follow an S-shaped path.
; : A call given by the
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
to tell the
sweepers to neither
sweep
Sweep or swept may refer to:
Cleaning
* Sweep, the action of using a brush to clean
* Chimney sweep, a worker who clears ash and soot from chimneys
* Street sweeper, a person's occupation, or a machine that cleans streets
* Swept quartz, a cleani ...
nor
clean the rock; as compared to
off!
Off! (stylized as OFF!) is an American hardcore punk supergroup, formed in Los Angeles, California in late 2009 by Circle Jerks/ Black Flag singer Keith Morris, Burning Brides frontman Dimitri Coats, Redd Kross bassist Steven Shane McDonald ...
, which tells the sweepers to stop sweeping but not necessarily to stop cleaning
; : The
house
;
# A curling team. Often used with a location ("the Manitoba rink") or the name of the
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
("the Smith rink").
# A building housing the ice
sheets
A bed sheet is a rectangular piece of cloth used either singly or in a pair as bedding, which is larger in length and width than a mattress, and which is placed immediately above a mattress or bed, but below blankets and other bedding (such as ...
("the curling rink")
# Sometimes used as a synonym for
sheet
; : Slang for the game of curling, it is the sound a stone makes while sliding along the ice
; : The device
thrown
Throwing is an action which consists in accelerating a projectile and then releasing it so that it follows a ballistic trajectory, usually with the aim of impacting a remote target. This action is best characterized for animals with prehensil ...
by
curlers during the game. It is made of granite and has a standard weight of 19.6 kg (44 lb). Also called a
stone
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...
; : Any movement of a stone after striking another
; : Description of a spinning rock
; : When a moving stone barely touches another stationary stone; less contact than a
chip Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is a type of immunoprecipitation experimental technique used to investigate the interaction between proteins and DNA in the cell. It aims to determine whether specific proteins are associated with specific genom ...
; : A section of the
curling sheet
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns slidin ...
that is dipped or troughed that can prevent a stone to
curl or draw down its normal path of travel
; : See
raise takeout
; : The part of the rock which comes in contact with the ice. It is about 7 mm wide (0.25 inches)
; : See
raise takeout
S
; : A device used by the
Ice maker
An icemaker, ice generator, or ice machine may refer to either a consumer device for making ice, found inside a home freezer; a stand-alone appliance for making ice, or an industrial machine for making ice on a large scale. The term "ice machine ...
to smooth the ice after a period of extended play; usually performed in conjunction with
pebbling
; : The Canadian Women's Curling Championships. Also known as the
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts (''french: Le Tournoi des Cœurs Scotties''; commonly referred to as the Scotties) is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada, formerly called the Canadian Curling Associat ...
.
;
Second : The player who throws the third and fourth rocks for a team; on most teams they also
sweep
Sweep or swept may refer to:
Cleaning
* Sweep, the action of using a brush to clean
* Chimney sweep, a worker who clears ash and soot from chimneys
* Street sweeper, a person's occupation, or a machine that cleans streets
* Swept quartz, a cleani ...
for all other players on their team
; : The second closest
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
to the
button
A button is a fastener that joins two pieces of fabric together by slipping through a loop or by sliding through a buttonhole.
In modern clothing and fashion design, buttons are commonly made of plastic but also may be made of metal, wood, o ...
; : A wide brush, traditionally made of sheepskin, which is used to clean the ice of any loose debris, typically during the mid-game break (commonly after the 5th
end
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to:
End
*In mathematics:
** End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
*In sports and games
**End (gridiron footbal ...
of tournament play)
; : The area of ice that on which one game is played
; : In a
hit
Hit means to strike someone or something.
Hit or HIT may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities
* Hit, a fictional character from '' Dragon Ball Super''
* Homicide International Trust, or HIT, a fictional organization ...
, refers to the rock being thrown
; Shot rock / shot stone: The rock in the
house closest to the
button
A button is a fastener that joins two pieces of fabric together by slipping through a loop or by sliding through a buttonhole.
In modern clothing and fashion design, buttons are commonly made of plastic but also may be made of metal, wood, o ...
; the next closest rocks are
second shot and
third shot. To "be shot" means to have shot rock.
; : The curling world championships from 1968 to 1985
;
Skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
: The player who calls the shots and traditionally
throws the last two rocks; typically the best player on the team. As a verb, to "skip" means to lead one's rink
; : A
deuce where the two
counters are the rocks thrown by the
fourth thrower (traditionally the
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
)
; : The forward movement of a player during the
delivery of a stone
; : A piece of
Teflon
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene that has numerous applications. It is one of the best-known and widely applied PFAS. The commonly known brand name of PTFE-based composition is Teflon by Chemo ...
or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice
; : A type of release that makes the rock
curl more, usually by imparting less rotation to the handle
; :
Scots for ''match'', ''game'' or ''competition'', this is the term used for a curling competition between members of the same club or community, for example ''parish spiel''; also used as an abbreviation for Bonspiel. Compare
Bonspiel.
; : A stone traveling with a rapid rotation. Stones thrown in this manner will
curl only a small amount, if at all
; : A
draw
Draw, drawing, draws, or drawn may refer to:
Common uses
* Draw (terrain), a terrain feature formed by two parallel ridges or spurs with low ground in between them
* Drawing (manufacturing), a process where metal, glass, or plastic or anything ...
shot in which the played stone hits on the side of a stationary stone and both move sideways and stay in play. Not to be confused with
split the house
; : A strategy of
drawing to a different area of the
house to prevent your opponent from taking out both stones
; : Slang for socializing with teammates and opponents, often over a drink, after a game
; : Scoring in an
end
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to:
End
*In mathematics:
** End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
*In sports and games
**End (gridiron footbal ...
without the
hammer
; : A takeout that "sticks" in place after hitting the opposing rock
; : A
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
; : Synonymous with
no handle
; : Ice on which stones
curl less than usual
; : a
weight
In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force acting on the object due to gravity.
Some standard textbooks define weight as a vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weight as a scalar qua ...
that can take out another stone
; : To
brush the ice in front of a moving stone, which causes it to travel further and
curl less
; : To use the measuring device to determine
shot rock
; : Ice on which stones
curl more than usual
T
; : A rock that hits another rock and removes it from play
; : The
weight
In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force acting on the object due to gravity.
Some standard textbooks define weight as a vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weight as a scalar qua ...
required when delivering a stone in order to make a
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
; : Use of the
delivery stone to tap another rock towards the back of the
house
; : The centre point of the
house, where the
tee line crosses the
centre line
Center line, centre line or centerline may refer to:
Sports
* Center line, marked in red on an ice hockey rink
* Centre line (football), a set of positions on an Australian rules football field
* Centerline, a line that separates the service cour ...
; the stones' distances from the tee determine the score for each
end
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to:
End
*In mathematics:
** End (category theory)
** End (topology)
**End (graph theory)
** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous)
**End (endomorphism)
*In sports and games
**End (gridiron footbal ...
. Also called the
pin
A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together.
Pin or PIN may also refer to:
Computers and technology
* Personal identification number (PIN), to access a secured system
** PIN pad, a PIN entry device
* PIN, a former Dutch ...
; : The line that goes across the
house intersecting with the middle of the
button
A button is a fastener that joins two pieces of fabric together by slipping through a loop or by sliding through a buttonhole.
In modern clothing and fashion design, buttons are commonly made of plastic but also may be made of metal, wood, o ...
, splitting it into two halves
; Thick / thin : The degree of contact between two rocks; the thicker the
hit
Hit means to strike someone or something.
Hit or HIT may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities
* Hit, a fictional character from '' Dragon Ball Super''
* Homicide International Trust, or HIT, a fictional organization ...
, the more contact between the stones; a hit with a small amount of contact is thin.
; : A method of timing in which a team's game clock only counts down between the end of the opposition's prior shot and the start of the team's shot.
;
Third : The player who
throws the fifth and sixth rocks for a team; usually also serves as
vice-skip
; : The third closest rock to the
button
A button is a fastener that joins two pieces of fabric together by slipping through a loop or by sliding through a buttonhole.
In modern clothing and fashion design, buttons are commonly made of plastic but also may be made of metal, wood, o ...
; : A shot that bumps a
guard
Guard or guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison ...
out of the way without removing it from play, to avoid violating the
Free Guard Zone Rule; usually played with
lead
Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...
rocks late in a game to prevent the trailing team from setting up a
steal
; : Another term for
narrow
Narrow may refer to:
* The Narrow, rock band from South Africa
* Narrow banking, proposed banking system that would eliminate bank runs and the need for a deposit insurance
* narrow gauge railway, a railway that has a track gauge narrower than th ...
; : At professional levels
sweepers use a timer to measure the time between the start of the delivery and the rock hitting the hog line, and will then call out that time as an indicator of the shot's
weight
In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force acting on the object due to gravity.
Some standard textbooks define weight as a vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weight as a scalar qua ...
. "Time" can also refer to the amount of time left on the game clock
; : The portion of the
4 foot ring in front of the
tee line
; : The portion of the
8 foot ring in front of the
tee line
; : The portion of the
12 foot ring in front of the
tee line
;
Tournament of Hearts
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts (''french: Le Tournoi des Cœurs Scotties''; commonly referred to as the Scotties) is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada, formerly called the Canadian Curling Associat ...
: The Canadian women's curling championship, held annually since 1982; other women's tournaments were held previously
; : A flashy but low-percentage shot; also
Circus shot
; : A
takeout
A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada, and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in Nort ...
shot in which three other stones are removed from play
; : An event format where the teams must have two men and two women, played in alternating positions
U
; : Command shouted by a
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
– sometimes "
off!
Off! (stylized as OFF!) is an American hardcore punk supergroup, formed in Los Angeles, California in late 2009 by Circle Jerks/ Black Flag singer Keith Morris, Burning Brides frontman Dimitri Coats, Redd Kross bassist Steven Shane McDonald ...
" or "whoa!" – to tell
sweepers to stop
sweeping (to bring the brooms "up" off the ice)
V
; Vice-skip or Vice : The player who discusses strategy with the
skip
Skip or Skips may refer to:
Acronyms
* SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene
* Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol
* SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aidi ...
behind the
house and holds the
broom
A broom (also known in some forms as a broomstick) is a cleaning tool consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. I ...
while the skip throws their rocks; usually plays
third; also known as
mate
W
; : The
World Curling Federation
The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made. ...
is the sport's governing body at international level, defining its rules and managing various international and regional championships.
; : The amount of speed with which a rock is delivered; more weight corresponds to a harder throw. When used in a phrase such as "tee-line weight", it refers to the delivery speed required for the rock to come to rest on the
tee-line.
; : A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction
; : A stone delivered ''
off the broom'' to the side away from the desired target, and therefore unlikely to
curl far enough to reach it
; : Synonymous with
off
; : A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its
running surface
; : A missed shot caused by an accidental
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or
wick
Wick most often refers to:
* Capillary action ("wicking")
** Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp
** Solder wick, a copper-braided wire used to desolder electronic contacts
Wick or WICK may also refer to:
Places and placename ...
off of another stationary stone
References
External links
Curlingbasics.com A website featuring glossary along with associated animation
{{Glossaries of sports
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns slidi ...