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noun
A shot where a player's stone hits the outer edge of another stone, causing the latter to move towards the tee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To play (one's stone) in a way that it hits the outer edge of another stone, causing the latter to move towards the tee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively, transitive
Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
Of a stone: to move in a way that it hits the outer edge of another stone, causing the latter to move towards the tee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively, intransitive
Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
The noun is derived from out- (prefix meaning ‘external to; on the outside of’) + wick (“shot where the played bowl or stone touches a stationary bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction”) (etymology 5). The verb is derived from out- + wick (“to strike (a stationary stone) with one’s own stone just enough that the former changes direction”) (etymology 5), and is modelled after the noun.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
