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SLALOM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

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

ski race; skiing race (a race between people wearing skis)

Derivation:

slalom (race on skis around obstacles)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Race on skis around obstacles

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

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

ski (move along on skis)

"Slalom" entails doing...:

crank; zigzag (travel along a zigzag path)

Sentence frames:

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

Derivation:

slalom (a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles)

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