verb · intransitive · rare

bobsleigh

bobsleigh · bobsleighs · bobsleighed · bobsleighing

To ride a bobsleighTo ride a bobsleigh.

/ˈbɑbˌsleɪ/

» Tom is on the bobsleigh team.

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Examples

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Tom is on the bobsleigh team.
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Origin

From bobs, the short runners on which the bobsleigh is based (as opposed to a usual sleigh

From bobs, the short runners on which the bobsleigh is based (as opposed to a usual sleigh on long runners continuing all the way along the vehicle); further etymology unclear. Attested since 1839 as bob-sled, long before the invention of the sport.

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Forms

bobsleighs, bobsleighing, bobsleighed, bobsleighed

Base form	bobsleigh · to bobsleigh
3rd person singular	bobsleighs
Present participle	bobsleighing
Past simple	bobsleighed
Past participle	bobsleighed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	bobsleigh
he, she, it	bobsleighs

Past simpleLesson

all persons

bobsleighed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have bobsleighed
he, she, it	has bobsleighed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will bobsleigh

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle