schuss

[shoos, shoos]

schuss

[shoos, shoos] Skiing.
noun
1.
a straight downhill run at high speed.
verb (used without object)
2.
to execute a schuss.

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Schuss is one of our favorite verbs.
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to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
verb (used with object)
3.
to schuss over: to schuss the slopes around Aspen.

Origin:
1935–40; < German; cognate with shot1

schus·ser, noun
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schuss (ʃʊs)
 
n
1.  a straight high-speed downhill run
 
vb
2.  (intr) to perform a schuss
 
[German: shot1]

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