unweightv.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈweɪt/, U.S. /ˌənˈweɪt/ transitive. To shift the weight from (a ski, etc.); to cease pressing heavily on. Also absol.
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unweight1930
angulate1963
to ski parallel1974
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > ski [verb (intransitive)] > actions of skier
run1654
sidestep1894
herringbone1904
traverse1905
side-skid1906
side-slip1913
sitzmark1935
angulate1963
schuss1963
unweight1981
1930 A. Lunn Compl. Ski-Runner vii. 75 Two parallel skis can be deflected from a straight line by unweighting them and rotating them by body swing.
1949 Huber & Rogers Compl. Ski Manual viii. 75 This forward and upward movement of the body unweights the tails of the skis.
1974 H. Evans et al. We learned to Ski 176 They introduced us to the hopping motion which un-weights the skis at the crucial moment.
1981 Christian Sci. Monitor 17 Feb. 22/1 They'll be listening to an instructor explain when to bend knees or pointing out the precise moment at which to ‘unweight’ for the next turn.
1988 P. Hill & S. Hill Skate Hard 54 Lift your front wheels and your momentum should pull you through and over the gutter. The key is to unweight your back foot as the rear truk hits the gutter.
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unˈweighting n.
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side slipping1832
herringbone1904
herringboning1904
traverse1905
side-slip1913
ploughing1924
sitzmark1930
schussing1961
angulation1963
unweighting1969
1969 M. Heller Ski xii. 167 All parallel turns..are initiated by: (a) Upward unweighting..(d) Downward unweighting.
1989 Times 11 Nov. 58/2 Affected pole plants and exaggerated unweighting movements are banned, skiing with legs well apart is encouraged.
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