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candlepin bowling

a type of bowling where players use smaller balls and tall, narrow pins

Ex: The candlepin bowling league meets every Wednesday night .
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duckpin bowling

a type of bowling game using smaller and lighter pins and balls compared to traditional tenpin bowling

Ex: I prefer duckpin bowling over regular bowling because it feels less intense .
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five-pin bowling

a variation of bowling played with smaller pins and a smaller ball, commonly found in Canada

Ex: The bowling alley offers leagues for both tenpin and fivepin bowling.
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strike
strike
[noun]

(in bowling) a perfect score in tenpins, achieved by knocking down all ten pins with the first ball

Ex: The strike thrilled the spectators .
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hook
hook
[noun]

(bowling) a ball that curves as it rolls toward the pins

Ex: She struggled to find the right hook with her new ball .
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split
split
[noun]

(tenpin bowling) a challenging pin arrangement in bowling where pins are left standing far apart after the first roll

Ex: The 7-10 split is notoriously hard to clear .
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open frame

a scoring situation in bowling where a player does not knock down all ten pins within the two rolls of a frame

Ex: Despite her open frame, she managed to catch up in the next round .
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pinfall
pinfall
[noun]

(bowling) the number of pins knocked down by a single ball roll

Ex: She celebrated each successful pinfall with a fist pump .
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pinsetting

the mechanical or manual process of arranging the pins after they have been knocked down in bowling

Ex: During peak hours, the bowling alley employs extra staff to assist with pinsetting.
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snake eyes

(bowling) the act of knocking down only one pin on each of the two attempts in a frame, resulting in a score of two

Ex: His streak of good scores was broken by snake eyes.
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upcast
upcast
[noun]

a method of throwing the ball upwards in bowling, usually making it harder to aim and control

Ex: An upcast can ruin a perfect game .
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ten-strike

a strike in bowling, where a player knocks down all ten pins with the first roll of the frame

Ex: A ten-strike can significantly boost your score .
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frame
frame
[noun]

a part of a bowling game where a player gets one or two turns to knock down pins

Ex: The seventh frame proved challenging with several splits .
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pocket
pocket
[noun]

the best spot between pins in bowling to aim for a strike

Ex: A ball that hits the pocket often leads to all pins falling .
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bocce
bocce
[noun]

a traditional Italian bowling game where players try to roll their balls as close as possible to a smaller target ball

Ex: After dinner , they took the kids outside to play bocce on the lawn .
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roll
roll
[noun]

the act of throwing a ball down the lane in sports like bowling

Ex: She took a deep breath before her final roll.
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to respot
to respot
[Verb]

(bowling) to place a pin back in its original position after it has been knocked down or moved

Ex: It is important to correctly respot the pins for a fair game .
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