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SNOWBOARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does snowboard mean? 

SNOWBOARD (noun)
  The noun SNOWBOARD has 1 sense:

1. a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopesplay

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


SNOWBOARD (verb)
  The verb SNOWBOARD has 1 sense:

1. glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a boardplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SNOWBOARD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

board (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose)

Derivation:

snowboard (glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board)


SNOWBOARD (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they snowboard  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it snowboards  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: snowboarded  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: snowboarded  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: snowboarding  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The children love to snowboard in winter

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

glide (move smoothly and effortlessly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

snowboard (a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes)

snowboarder (someone who slides down snow-covered slopes while standing on a snowboard)

snowboarding (the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard)


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