Collocations for "ski"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ski" in context.
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ski
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [baby, child, beginner, professional, race, cross-country] skis
- [bought, got] a new pair of skis
- took off his skis
- [took] her skis off
- [fixed, placed] his boots in the skis
- came [flying, racing, hurtling] down on her skis
- get your skis [waxed, sharpened, tuned]
- the skis need [waxing]
- put your skis on
- lost [a, her right] ski
- went on a [water, jet] ski
- ski in [France, the Alps, the mountains]
- ski down [a slope, a run, a mountain]
- ski a [mountain]
- ski [downhill, cross-country, slalom]
- ski through [the trees, powder, the blizzard]
- ski into [a tree, a person, the ditch]
- ski over a [rock, jump]
- ski [off-piste, backcountry]
- the [start, end] of the ski season
- hire ski [equipment, poles]
- robbed the [bank, store] wearing a ski mask
- [buy, book, have] a ski pass
- [take, use] the ski lift
- stay at a ski resort
- went on the [blue, green, black] ski [slope, run]
- the ski-jumping [champion, championship, hill]
- works as a ski instructor
'ski' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):