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  2. Glossary of poker terms - Wikipedia

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    The person dealing the cards The person who assumes that role for the purposes of betting order in a game, even though someone else might be physically dealing. Also button. Compare with buck. dealer's choice A version of poker in which the deal passes each game and each dealer can choose, or invent, a new poker game each hand or orbit.

  3. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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    There are several synonyms that refer to human positioning, often used interchangeably, but having specific nuances of meaning. [1] Position is a general term for a configuration of the human body. Posture means an intentionally or habitually assumed position. Pose implies an artistic, aesthetic, athletic, or spiritual intention of the position.

  4. Straddle (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A straddle is a type of financial trading strategy using options. Straddle may also refer to: Straddle bets, a type of poker bet; Straddle carrier, a large vehicle used to move containers around shipping ports; Straddle position, a pose of the human body; Straddle technique in high jump; Straddle (skiing), a gate fault in ski racing

  5. Lap - Wikipedia

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    Among adults, a person sitting on the lap of another usually indicates an intimate or romantic relationship between the two; this is a factor in the erotic activity in strip clubs known as a lap dance, where one person straddles the lap of the other and gyrates their lower extremities in a provocative manner. [4]

  6. Glossary of equestrian terms - Wikipedia

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    References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...

  7. Straddle - Wikipedia

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    In finance, a straddle strategy involves two transactions in options on the same underlying, with opposite positions.One holds long risk, the other short.As a result, it involves the purchase or sale of particular option derivatives that allow the holder to profit based on how much the price of the underlying security moves, regardless of the direction of price movement.

  8. Betting in poker - Wikipedia

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    Players in a poker game act in turn, in clockwise rotation (acting out of turn can negatively affect other players). When it is a player's turn to act, the first verbal declaration or action they take binds them to their choice of action; this rule prevents a player from changing their action after seeing how other players react to their initial action.

  9. Glossary of gymnastics terms - Wikipedia

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    Cassina Kovacs straight with 1/1 turn; named after Igor Cassina. Chestroll This skill to bend the back. It is also called a chin stand. Cartwheel The maneuver where one moves sideways, from hands to feet, in a straight line (in the motion that the wheel of a cart would follow), while keeping the back, arms, and legs straight, and the feet pointed.