A method of deciding which player shall start. Both players simultaneously strike a cue ball from the baulk line to hit the top cushion and rebound down the table; the player whose ball finishes closest to the baulk cushion wins.
A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine.
A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
Delay; latency.
One who lags; that which comes in last.
A bird, the greylag.
The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class.
A prisoner, a criminal.
Late.
Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior.
To respond slowly.
To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.
To cause to lag; to slacken.
To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material (referring to a time lag effect in thermal transfer).
A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
A great effort (to do something).
The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
To move (a pawn) directly forward.
To press or urge forward; to drive.
To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
To make an all-in bet.
To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
To make a higher bid at an auction.
To approach; to come close to.
To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.