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WICK ROCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wick
1, record 1, English, wick
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wick a rock 2, record 1, English, wick%20a%20rock
correct, Canada
- wick a stone 3, record 1, English, wick%20a%20stone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For a delivered rock, to miss its mark and unintentionally touch another rock in front of the house. 3, record 1, English, - wick
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The rock sometimes caroms off the hit rock and starts gliding in another direction. Distinguish from "to chip" or "rub," the action of a delivered rock that grazes on another as it passes by. 3, record 1, English, - wick
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Most sources consider "chip," "rub" and "wick" as synonyms, using one or the other in expressions of which these terms are elements. 3, record 1, English, - wick
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- accrocher
1, record 1, French, accrocher
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- accrocher une pierre 1, record 1, French, accrocher%20une%20pierre
correct
- ricocher 2, record 1, French, ricocher
correct
- ricocher sur une pierre 1, record 1, French, ricocher%20sur%20une%20pierre
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour une pierre lancée, rater son but en allant se frapper sur une autre en avant de la maison. 1, record 1, French, - accrocher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette pierre dévie parfois de sa course et se dirige dans une autre direction; on dit alors qu'elle ricoche. Distinguer de «effleurer» ou «frôler», action de la pierre lancée qui ne fait que toucher légèrement une autre pierre au passage, sans bifurquer. 1, record 1, French, - accrocher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La plupart des sources considèrent «effleurer», «frôler», «accrocher» et «ricocher» comme des synonymes en employant l'un ou l'autre dans les locutions dont ces termes sont un élément, d'où l'ambiguïté qui peut subsister dans les sens accordés aux locutions nominales et verbales utilisées au curling. 1, record 1, French, - accrocher
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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