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bob·sled

(bŏb′slĕd′)

1. A long metal racing sled with a steering mechanism that controls the front runners and a hand brake, usually raced down a curving ice-covered course by crews of two or four riders.

a. A long sled made of two shorter sleds joined in tandem.

b. Either of these two smaller sleds.

intr.v. bob·sled·ded, bob·sled·ding, bob·sleds

To ride or race in a bobsled.

[bob + sled.]

bob′sled·der n.

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bob•sled

(ˈbɒbˌslɛd)

n., v. -sled•ded, -sled•ding. n.

1. a long sled for two or four riders, equipped with two pairs of runners one behind the other, a brake, and a steering wheel or other steering mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.

2. a sled formed of two short sleds in tandem.

v.i.

3. to ride on a bobsled.

[1830–40, Amer.]

bob′sled`der, n.

bobsled

Past participle: bobsledded
Gerund: bobsledding

Imperative
bobsled
bobsled

Present
I bobsled
you bobsled
he/she/it bobsleds
we bobsled
you bobsled
they bobsled

Preterite
I bobsledded
you bobsledded
he/she/it bobsledded
we bobsledded
you bobsledded
they bobsledded

Present Continuous
I am bobsledding
you are bobsledding
he/she/it is bobsledding
we are bobsledding
you are bobsledding
they are bobsledding

Present Perfect
I have bobsledded
you have bobsledded
he/she/it has bobsledded
we have bobsledded
you have bobsledded
they have bobsledded

Past Continuous
I was bobsledding
you were bobsledding
he/she/it was bobsledding
we were bobsledding
you were bobsledding
they were bobsledding

Past Perfect
I had bobsledded
you had bobsledded
he/she/it had bobsledded
we had bobsledded
you had bobsledded
they had bobsledded

Future
I will bobsled
you will bobsled
he/she/it will bobsled
we will bobsled
you will bobsled
they will bobsled

Future Perfect
I will have bobsledded
you will have bobsledded
he/she/it will have bobsledded
we will have bobsledded
you will have bobsledded
they will have bobsledded

Future Continuous
I will be bobsledding
you will be bobsledding
he/she/it will be bobsledding
we will be bobsledding
you will be bobsledding
they will be bobsledding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bobsledding
you have been bobsledding
he/she/it has been bobsledding
we have been bobsledding
you have been bobsledding
they have been bobsledding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bobsledding
you will have been bobsledding
he/she/it will have been bobsledding
we will have been bobsledding
you will have been bobsledding
they will have been bobsledding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bobsledding
you had been bobsledding
he/she/it had been bobsledding
we had been bobsledding
you had been bobsledding
they had been bobsledding

Conditional
I would bobsled
you would bobsled
he/she/it would bobsled
we would bobsled
you would bobsled
they would bobsled

Past Conditional
I would have bobsledded
you would have bobsledded
he/she/it would have bobsledded
we would have bobsledded
you would have bobsledded
they would have bobsledded

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Noun	1.	bobsled - formerly two short sleds coupled together bobsleigh sled, sledge, sleigh - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
	2.	bobsled - a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism bobsleigh, bob sled, sledge, sleigh - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
Verb	1.	bobsled - ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" bob athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition sled, sleigh - ride (on) a sled

Translations

bobsled

[ˈbɒbsled] N (US) → bob m, bobsleigh m

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bobsled

[ˈbɒbslɛd] n (mainly US)

(= sledge) → bob m

[sport] → bobsleigh m

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