Definition of Skiing in English :

Define Skiing in English

Skiing meaning in English

Meaning of Skiing in English

Pronunciation of Skiing in English

Skiing pronunciation in English

Pronounce Skiing in English

Skiing

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Noun

1. skiing

a sport in which participants must travel on skis

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Skiing

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nounWord forms: plural skis or ski
1. 
a. 
one of a pair of wood, metal, or plastic runners that are used for gliding over snow. Skis are commonly attached to shoes for sport, but may also be used as landing gear for aircraft, etc
b. 
(as modifier)
a ski boot
2. 
a water-ski
verbWord forms: skis, skiing, skied or ski'd
3. (intransitive)
to travel on skis
verb
(intransitive) informal
to spend money extravagantly in one's old age

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Skiing

see synonyms of skiing
nounWord forms: plural skis
1. 
a long, thin, wood, metal, or usually fiberglass, runner that is fastened to a kind of boot (ski boot), used in pairs to glide over snow
2. 
water ski
verb intransitiveWord forms: skied (skid ; skēd) or ˈskiing
3. 
to travel on skis by gliding over the snow
4. 
to engage in the sport of gliding down snow-covered inclines on skis
5. 
water-ski
verb transitive
6. 
to travel over on skis

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Skiing

see synonyms of skiing
n. pl. skis
1.
a. One of a pair of long flat runners of plastic, metal, or wood that curve upward in front and may be attached to a boot for gliding or traveling over snow.
b. A water ski.
2. Something that is used as a runner on a vehicle: a helicopter with skis for landing on snow and ice.
v. skied, ski·ing, skis
v.intr.
To travel or glide on skis, especially as a sport.
v.tr.
To travel or glide over on skis: ski a mountain slope.

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