ski
ski1 /skiː/ 
noun (plural skis) [countable]
1. one of a pair of long thin narrow pieces of wood or plastic that you fasten to your boots and use for moving on snow or on water:
ski slopes
a ski resort (=where people can go skiing)
2. a long thin narrow piece of strong material, fastened under a small vehicle so that it can travel on snow
ski2 verb (past tense and past participle skied, present participle skiing, third person singular skis) [intransitive]
to move on skis for sport or in order to travel on snow or water ⇨ skiing:
I’m learning to ski.
We skied down to the village of Argentière.
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noun (plural skis) [countable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: Norwegian
Origin: Old Norse skith 'stick of wood, ski'
Language: Norwegian
Origin: Old Norse skith 'stick of wood, ski'
1. one of a pair of long thin narrow pieces of wood or plastic that you fasten to your boots and use for moving on snow or on water:
2. a long thin narrow piece of strong material, fastened under a small vehicle so that it can travel on snow
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verb (past tense and past participle skied, present participle skiing, third person singular skis) [intransitive]to move on skis for sport or in order to travel on snow or water ⇨ skiing: