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Terms of or pertaining to a sport in which the object of the game is to knock over a set of pins by rolling a heavy ball across a defined boundary.

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Hook
Sports; Bowling

A ball that breaks hard toward the pocket. Opposite a curve. A hook will break to the left for right-handed bowlers and to the right for left handed bowlers.

Clutch
Sports; Bowling

A pressure situation. A term not limited to bowling. Used a lot in basketball. As in "He is clutch free throw shooter."

Tap
Sports; Bowling

When a pin remains standing on what seemed like a strike. See also, burner, rap and touch.

Hook alley
Sports; Bowling

A lane that a ball will easily hook on.

Come up
Sports; Bowling

A hook into the pocket that is caused by spin on the bowling balls axis.

Clean game
Sports; Bowling

A game where only strikes or spares have been thrown. Meaning there have been no open frames.

Take off a mark
Sports; Bowling

When counting marks (see counting marks), a mark is removed or not added because a bowler scored five or less on a spare or on a double.

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