F Glossary of cue sports terms

frame
a term used in snooker , blackball in each rack break off until clearance, losing foul or concession has been made. match made of several frames. see game (sense 1), has broader meaning.
frame ball
same game ball (chiefly in snooker , blackball). term used figuratively, refer last difficult shot required win.
free ball
also free shot.

freeball situation. red snookered, blue can called.

a situation player has fouled, leaving opponent snookered. in uk eight-ball give opponent option of 1 of 2 plays: (1) ball-in-hand 2 shots; (2) being allowed contact, or pot, ball other 1 his/her set snookered position (although black may not potted), loss of first shot. in addition, variations of game allow player pot 1 of opposition s balls, on first visit only, without loss of free shot .

in snooker allows player call ball ball she/he have wanted play, potting same number of points, or opponent can put in without same privilege, having play ball snookered on. definition of snooker on occasion means opponent cannot strike both extreme edges of object ball (or cluster of touching balls).

free stroking
1.  pocketing , without thought position play.
2.  playing loose , carefree.
3.  same dead stroke.
freeze up
to dedicate set amount of money gambling match played to; no 1 may quit until 1 player or other has won frozen funds.
frozen
chiefly american: resting ball in actual contact cushion or 1 or more other balls said frozen (or, colloquially, froze ) cushion or touching ball(s). (for frozen combination/combo, frozen kiss, etc., impossible miss, see more common variants under dead). chiefly british tight equivalent frozen , applied frozen/tight cushion, not ball. situations in cue ball frozen object ball, different rule sets have different approaches. in some, cue ball must addressed cue @ angle @ least 45 degrees divergent imaginary line running through center of balls, minimize chances of push shot. in snooker (and british pool rules), called touching ball, , cue ball must shot away object ball without latter moving.
full
also full-ball. type of contact between 2 balls no or little angle created between paths; contact required pot straight shot. commonly used in reference how of object ball player can see cue ball: can hit full? .
fundamentals
the basic actions necessary shoot well—stance, grip, stroke, bridge, follow-through , pre-shot routine.