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schuss

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ʃʊs/
  • rhymes with -ʊs
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A straight run downhill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To ski a schuss.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

ski downhill

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ski

History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schuss (literally “shot”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: oikolasku — straight run downhill
  • German: Schuss — straight run downhill
  • German: Schussfahrt — straight run downhill
  • Japanese: 直滑降 (chokkakkō) — straight run downhill
  • Korean: 직활강 (jikhwalgang) — straight run downhill
  • French: schusser — to ski a schuss
  • German: schussfahren — to ski a schuss
  • Japanese: 直滑降する (chokkakkō suru) — to ski a schuss