toboggan
To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other objectTo slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.
» We don't have a toboggan.
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3 senses(intransitive)To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.
(figuratively, intransitive)To go downhill unstoppably until one reaches the bottom.
(intransitive)To fly sharply downward so as to build up speed to facilitate in-flight refueling of a faster aircraft.
- move along on a luge or toboggan
Examples
3 sentencesWe don't have a toboggan.
Have you ever been tobogganing?
The children rode a toboggan down the hill in the snowy weather.
deDie Kinder fuhren im Schneewetter auf einem Schlitten den Hügel hinunter. — Tickler
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The noun is attested since 1829, the verb since 1846. Both derive from French tabaganne, wThe noun is attested since 1829, the verb since 1846. Both derive from French tabaganne, which derives from an Algonquian word, probably Mi'kmaq tepaqan or Abenaki dabôgan, influenced by similar words in other Eastern Canadian Algonquian languages. The sense of "hat" is recorded since 1929 and is short for toboggan cap (1928), a cap suitable for wearing while tobogganing.
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Forms
toboggans, tobogganing, tobogganed, tobogganed| Base form | toboggan · to toboggan |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | toboggans |
| Present participle | tobogganing |
| Past simple | tobogganed / tobogganned |
| Past participle | tobogganed / tobogganned |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonyms- move along on a luge or toboggan:luge
Word family
16 related wordsLessons 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