SKI (ski'd)

Pronunciation (US):

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected form: ski'd   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ski mean? 

• SKI (noun)
  The noun SKI has 1 sense:

1. narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow

  Familiarity information: SKI used as a noun is very rare.

• SKI (verb)
  The verb SKI has 1 sense:

1. move along on skis

  Familiarity information: SKI used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SKI (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)

• SKI (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they ski    ... he / she / it skis   
Past simple: ski'd    / skied   
Past participle: ski'd    / skied   
-ing form: skiing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move along on skis

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

My children don't ski

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)

 Context examples 

The snow TENG has the potential to recognize movement patterns when cross-country skiing, which is a feature not yet available in fitness wearables and smart watches.

(Nanogenerator Creates Electricity from Snowfall, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Or go skiing in rugged mountains and enter a gorgeous winter wonderland. (Snow is frozen water, of course, so snow, too, is ruled by Pisces.)

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Or go skiing in rugged mountains and enter a gorgeous winter wonderland.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You could even meet in a resort, such as if you were to go skiing with friends, or if you live in a warm climate below the equator (where it is summer now), you might try renting a cottage by the turquoise sea where other singles go to relax.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)