ski

[skee] /ski/

noun, plural skis or, sometimes, ski.

one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.

water ski.

verb (used without object), skied, skiing.

to travel on skis, as for sport.

verb (used with object), skied, skiing.

to use skis on; travel on skis over:

to ski the slopes of Switzerland.

Also, skee.

Origin

1745-55; < Norwegian; Old Norse skīth; cognate with Old English scīd strip of wood, German Scheit thin board

Related forms

skiable, adjective

Examples from the web for ski

Unlike in snowboarding, ski poles are generally used when monoskiing.
In certain events, for every missed target, the athlete must ski one penalty loop.
This ski resort offers outdoor lighting, artificial snow and a ski tow.

British Dictionary definitions for ski

ski

/skiː/

noun (pl) skis, ski

one of a pair of wood, metal, or plastic runners that are used for gliding over snow. Skis are commonly attached to shoes for sport, but may also be used as landing gear for aircraft, etc
(as modifier): a ski boot

a water-ski

verb skis, skiing, skied, ski'd

(intransitive) to travel on skis

Derived Forms

skiable, adjective
skier, noun
skiing, noun

Word Origin

C19: from Norwegian, from Old Norse skith snowshoes; related to Old English scīd piece of split wood

Word Origin and History for ski

1883 (there is an isolated instance from 1755; in early use often spelled skee), from Norwegian ski, related to Old Norse skið "long snowshoe," literally "stick of wood, firewood," cognate with Old English scid "stick of wood," obsolete English shide "piece of wood split off from timber;" Old High German skit, German Scheit "log," from Proto-Germanic *skid- "to divide, split," from PIE root *skei- "to cut, split" (see shed (v.)). Ski-jumper is from 1894; ski bum first attested 1960; ski-mask is from 1963; noted as part of criminal disguises from 1968.

1885, from ski (n.). Related: Skied; skiing.

Related Abbreviations for ski

SKI

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