Recreation terms starting with S

172 terms

101. Spinning reel A fixed spool reel, generally referring to open-faces spinning.
102. Splash 'n' Go A quick pit stop that involves nothing more than refueling the race car with the amount of fuel necessary to finish the race,
103. Split Bet A single bet that one of two particular numbers will hit on the next spin.
104. Split Hand Split the initial two-card hand into two and play them separately - allowed only when the two first cards are of equal value.
105. Split Pot A pot that is shared by two or more players because they have equivalent hands.
106. Split shot, split-shotting A style of finesse fishing employing a split shot weight up the line typically 6 to 18 inches above a small artificial worm, lizard, crawfish or grub…
107. Split Two Pair A two pair hand in which one of each of your cards' ranks appears on the board as well. Example: you have T9, the flop is T-9-5, you have a split two pair.
108. Spoiler A metal blade attached to the rear deck lid of the car. It helps restrict airflow over the rear of the car, providing downforce and traction.
109. Sponsor An individual or business establishment that financially supports a race driver, team, race or series of races in return for advertising and marketing…
110. spook Alarming a fish, such as making too much noise, movement or casting a shadow so fish become "spooked."
111. Spooking The act of standing behind the dealer to peak at the hole card and then secretly convey the information to a partner player sitting at the table.
112. Sporting Showing good sportsmanship and ethics in pursuit of game fish.
113. Spread In the most general sense, a spread is the difference between two similar measures.
114. Spread-limit A betting structure in which a player may bet any amount in a range on every betting round.
115. Square Bets See Quarter Bets and Corner Bets.
116. Squares A game that is on the level or honest; or a player who is on the level or honest.
117. SS Southshore
118. STA Stamina
119. Stack A group of 20 roulette chips.
120. Stagger The difference in size between the tires on the left and right side of a car. Because of a tire's makeup, slight variations in circumference result.
121. stained A discoloration of the water usually occurring after a heavy rain or significant runoff.
122. Stand To decline additional cards and keep your existing total.
123. Stand or Stay Not requiring any more cards, to refrain from taking another card.
124. Standard deviation Standard deviation is a statistical measurement of how far a variable quantity, such as the price of a stock, moves above or below its average value.
125. Standing Hand In blackjack, meaning a hand which hard-totals to 17 or more, which is very likely to bust if one more card is called and therefore the player is expected…
126. Standoff When the banker and the player tie.
127. Starboard the right side of a boat or ship.
128. Starter this is the employee of the casino who is suppose to sit at an empty table to attract players to the game.
129. Steaming A blackjack term where a player has become frustrated with how badly the events of a session of play have turned out.
130. Stick Slang term used for tire traction.
131. stick bait A slender plug or topwater lure that is given action by the angler manipulating the rod and reel, sometimes making the bait go back-and-forth to resemble…
132. Stickers Slang term for new tires. The name is derived from the manufacturer's stickers that are affixed to each new tire's contact surface.
133. stickups Tips of trees and brush that "stick up" from the water and provide structure, primarily for bass fishing.
134. Stiff Hand Hard hands that total between 12 and 16. Stiff hand are likely to bust when drawn to.
135. still-fishing, still-fisherman Fishing from one spot; primarily refers to shore-fishing from a single location.
136. stinger-hook An additional hook placed on a lure, spinnerbait or bait rig; also called a trailer hook.
137. stink bait Bait, such as chicken liver, that puts odor into the water, typically for catfishing.
138. Stocked Populating a body of water with fish reared in hatcheries.
139. stocking The practice of releasing hatchery raised fish into ponds, reservoirs, streams or rivers.
140. Stop 'n' Go A penalty, usually assessed for speeding on pit road at the appropriate speed and stopped for one full second in the team's pit stall before returning to…
141. Stop loss limit An amount of money that a gambler is willing to lose in a situation. Once the stop loss limit is reached, the gambler stops playing that session.
142. STR Strength
143. Straddle A straddle is hedging strategy that involves buying or selling a put and a call option on the same underlying instrument at the same strike price and with…
144. stragglers Bass that remain behind following a general migration.
145. Straight a hand of five cards of consecutive value, e.g. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, irrespective of suit; an Ace cannot count as both low and high, as in e.g. Q, K, A, 2, 3
146. Straight bet when a player bets on just one number. Betting in this manner gives the player a higher pay out, in case he wins
147. Straight flush a hand of five cards of consecutive value, e.g. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, all of the same suit; an Ace cannot count as both low and high, as in e.g. Q, K, A, 2, 3
148. Straight Up Bet An inside bet on one number.
149. Strain A genetic variant within a species.
150. Stratification Layering of a lake, by temperature, during warmer seasons.
151. stream A body of running water.
152. streambed The channel being occupied or formerly occupied by a stream.
153. Street bet A bet that one of three particular numbers will hit on the next spin.
154. String Bet A bet (more typically a raise) in which a player doesn't get all the chips required for the raise into the pot in one motion.
155. striped bass A member of the true bass family along with white bass and yellow bass. In Arizona, they are found in the Colorado River chain of lakes such as Powell…
156. Structure Changes in the shape of the bottom of lakes, rivers, or impoundments, especially those that influence fish behavior.
157. Structured Used to apply to a certain betting structure in poker games. The typical definition of a structured hold'em game is a fixed amount for bets and raises…
158. STV Stranglethorn Vale
159. Sucker Bet See Five-Number Bet.
160. Suited A hold'em starting hand in which the two cards are the same suit. Example: "I had to play J-3 - it was suited."
161. Sunfish Any of a dozens of members of the sunfish family, including largemouth bass, bluegill, redear and crappie.
162. Super Duper A brand of lure typically used for trout fishing. It can be cast but is often trolled.
163. Super Pan Nine A variation of Baccarat.
164. Superspeedway A NASCAR racetrack that is more than 2 miles long.
165. Surrender Deciding not to play the hand you've been dealt. You get to keep half your bet if you surrender. Not all casinos offer surrender as an option.
166. Surrender rule also known as En prison rule.
167. suspended fish Fish at mid-level depths, neither on the surface nor on the bottom.
168. SW Stormwind
169. Sway bar a bar that is used to counteract any rolling force the NASCAR race car encounters during turns.
170. SWEAT Casinos who are upset by players winning or having skill are said to "sweat" out their games. Also, a player who is losing and is worried.
171. swim bladder A gas-filled sac found in the upper part of the body cavity of many bony fishes.
172. swimming lures Sinking-type artificial baits designed to resemble a swimming baitfish. Such plus vibrate or wobble during retrieve and some have built-in rattles.