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- [tuh-bog-uh n]
- /təˈbɒg ən/
- /təˈbɒɡ.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuh-bog-uh n]
- /təˈbɒg ən/
Definitions of toboggan word
- noun toboggan a long, narrow, flat-bottomed sled made of a thin board curved upward and backward at the front, often with low handrails on the sides, used especially in the sport of coasting over snow or ice. 1
- verb without object toboggan to use, or coast on, a toboggan. 1
- verb without object toboggan to fall rapidly, as prices or one's fortune. 1
- noun toboggan sledge, sled 1
- countable noun toboggan A toboggan is a light wooden board with a curved front, used for travelling down hills on snow or ice. 0
- noun toboggan a light wooden frame on runners used for sliding over snow and ice 0
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Origin of toboggan
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < Maliseet-Passamaquoddy tʰapákən, Micmac topaĝan (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *weta·pye·- to drag a cord + *-kan- instrument for)
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Parts of speech for Toboggan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
toboggan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
toboggan usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for toboggan
noun toboggan
verb toboggan
- cataracted — a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- deplane — to disembark from an aeroplane
- descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- detrain — to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc
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