Glossary of Curling - D

D

Dead buried

A rock completely covered by another rock (often a guard) such that no part is visible

Dead handle

Synonymous with no handle

Delivery

Process of throwing a stone

Die!

A call given by the skip for the sweepers to stop sweeping a rock; a rock that dies is a rock that stops moving

Dish

State of a sheet of ice where the sides are slightly elevated compared to the center, so that a cross section of the ice would look like a cross section of a dish; this sometimes happens near the end of a week long tournament because the pebbling motion tends to apply more pebbles to the side, while sweeping during games happens more often near the center and wears down the ice more in that region; when there is a dish, rocks will curl more towards the center and less away from the center

Double takeout / Double

A takeout shot in which two other stones are removed from play; a shot in which the delivered stone and one other stone are removed is not a double takeout

Drag

When two rocks are frozen, hitting the top rock at an angle creates a drag effect that affects the direction of the second rock; the friction between the two frozen rocks makes the first rock "drag" the second rock slightly towards the same direction; hitting the top rock on the right makes the bottom rock move more to the left while hitting it on the left makes it move more to the right

Draw

A shot that lands in play without hitting another stone out, as opposed to a takeout shot. Also refers to a game, e.g., “We have a draw at 7:00 p.m. tonight.”

Draw raise

A shot in which the played stone pushes a stone straight forward into the house

Drawmaster

Person who assigns teams to different sheets, sets starting times, assigns players to teams in casual play, etc.

Draw weight

Delivery speed required for a stone to come to rest in the house

Dump the handle (also Flip or Turn-Out/Turn-In)

During delivery of a stone, the thrower accidentally pushes the stone off-course with their turning motion; often the result of using the arm to shove the stone, and usually causes a missed shot