toboggan — meaning in English

English meaning

• chute noun A sloped or vertical channel used to slide or drop objects from a higher point to a lower one.
• slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
• toboggan noun A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.

Senses

toboggan is used for these senses in English:

• slide An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
• toboggan A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.

chute — full definition

1. noun A sloped or vertical channel used to slide or drop objects from a higher point to a lower one.
2. noun A narrow passage used to funnel or confine animals, such as livestock.
3. noun Informal shortening of "parachute".

slide — full definition

1. verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
2. verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
3. noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
4. noun A single page of a computer presentation.
5. noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.

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