SKI JUMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ski jump mean? 

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

1. a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump

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

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

1. jump on skis

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SKI JUMP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A steep downward ramp from which skiers jump

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

incline; ramp (an inclined surface connecting two levels)

Derivation:

ski jump (jump on skis)

• SKI JUMP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Jump on skis

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

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

bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)

Domain category:

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

ski jump (a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump)

ski jumping (the act of performing a jump on skis from a high ramp overhanging a snow covered slope)