schuss

noun, verb — 2 senses

schuss

noun

/ʃʊs/

Etymology Borrowed from German Schuss (literally “shot”).

1

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Skiing, Sports A straight run downhill.

The hand slid down the schuss of material and plucked at the hem.1992, Will Self, Cock and Bull:

schuss

verb

Etymology Borrowed from German Schuss (literally “shot”).

1

To ski a schuss.

When, on his first time on skis, he just schussed down the mountain, we knew he was a natural.

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