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Any opposing player, especially in two-hand games, or an opponent of the declarer. See defenders. [3] adverse Pertaining to an adversary or opponent e.g. an adverse lead is one made by an opponent; adverse trumps are those held by one's opponent(s). [3] age Order of priority for leading, betting or bidding, starting from the player next to the ...
A move that presents a threat and limits the opponent's responses. [178] Cf. forced move. forfeit Refers to losing the game by breaking rules, by absence or by exceeding the time control (forfeit on time). [179] fork A simultaneous attack by a single piece on two (or more) of the opponent's pieces (or other direct target, such as a mate threat).
To be paid off by an opponent for your full stack value, To "stack" an opponent. A collection of 20 poker chips of the same denomination, usually arranged in an orderly column stakes The amount one buys in for and can bet. staking Staking is the act of one person putting up cash for a poker player to play with in hopes that the player wins.
Golden Bridge – To leave an opponent an opportunity to withdraw in order to not force them to act out of desperation – Sun Tzu; Iron Calculus of War – Resistance = Means x Will – Clausewitz; Moral ascendancy – Moral force is the trump card for any military event because as events change, the human elements of war remain unchanged ...
This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Since technology and doctrine have changed over time, not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern terms.
A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...
The Gish gallop (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ ʃ ˈ ɡ æ l ə p /) is a rhetorical technique in which a person in a debate attempts to overwhelm an opponent by presenting an excessive number of arguments, with no regard for their accuracy or strength, with a rapidity that makes it impossible for the opponent to address them in the time available.
The setter sets the ball slightly higher to account for the delay in approach. This is used to try and get the opponent middle miss time their block. Ideally, the opponent blocker would "bite" with the one ball and jump before the hitter jumps. If done well, this gives the attacking middle an attack with no blocker