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SKI

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: ski'd   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ski" is a kind of...):

runner (device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ski"):

water ski (broad ski for skimming over water towed by a speedboat)

Derivation:

ski (move along on skis)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move along on skis

Example:

My children don't ski

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ski" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ski"):

wedel (ski, alternating directions)

hot-dog (perform intricate maneuvers while skiing)

schuss (ski downhill)

slalom (race on skis around obstacles)

water ski (ride water skis)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence examples:

They ski the hill

They ski up the hill

Derivation:

ski (narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow)

skier (someone who skis)

skiing (a sport in which participants must travel on skis)

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