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ski

[skee] noun, plural skis, ski, verb, skied, ski⋅ing.
–noun
1. one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
2. water ski.
–verb (used without object)
3. to travel on skis, as for sport.
–verb (used with object)
4. to use skis on; travel on skis over: to ski the slopes of Switzerland.
Also, skee.


Origin:
1745–55; < Norw; ON skīth; c. OE scīd strip of wood, G Scheit thin board


ski⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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ski   (skē)   
n.   pl. skis
    1. 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.

    2. A water ski.

  1. 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.

[Norwegian, from Old Norse skīdh, stick, snowshoe; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
ski'a·ble adj., ski'er n.
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