Meaning of "luge" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LUGE

From French.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LUGE

luge  [luːʒ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUGE

Luge is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb luge in English.

WHAT DOES LUGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Luge

A luge /ˈluːʒ/ is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21–25 kilograms for singles and 25–30 kilograms for doubles. Luge is also the name of an Olympic sport. Lugers can reach speeds of 140 km per hour. Manuel Pfister of Austria, reached a top speed of 154 km per hour on the track in Whistler, Canada prior to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Lugers compete against a timer and are timed to a thousandth of a second, making luge one of the most precisely timed sports in the world. The first recorded use of the term "luge" is 1905, from the Savoy/Swiss dialect of French "luge" meaning "small coasting sled", and is possibly from a Gaulish word with the same root as English sled.

Definition of luge in the English dictionary

The definition of luge in the dictionary is a racing toboggan on which riders lie on their backs, descending feet first. Other definition of luge is to ride on a luge.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LUGE

PRESENT

Present

I luge

you luge

he/she/it luges

we luge

you luge

they luge

Present continuous

I am luging

you are luging

he/she/it is luging

we are luging

you are luging

they are luging

Present perfect

I have luged

you have luged

he/she/it has luged

we have luged

you have luged

they have luged

Present perfect continuous

I have been luging

you have been luging

he/she/it has been luging

we have been luging

you have been luging

they have been luging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I luged

you luged

he/she/it luged

we luged

you luged

they luged

Past continuous

I was luging

you were luging

he/she/it was luging

we were luging

you were luging

they were luging

Past perfect

I had luged

you had luged

he/she/it had luged

we had luged

you had luged

they had luged

Past perfect continuous

I had been luging

you had been luging

he/she/it had been luging

we had been luging

you had been luging

they had been luging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will luge

you will luge

he/she/it will luge

we will luge

you will luge

they will luge

Future continuous

I will be luging

you will be luging

he/she/it will be luging

we will be luging

you will be luging

they will be luging

Future perfect

I will have luged

you will have luged

he/she/it will have luged

we will have luged

you will have luged

they will have luged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been luging

you will have been luging

he/she/it will have been luging

we will have been luging

you will have been luging

they will have been luging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would luge

you would luge

he/she/it would luge

we would luge

you would luge

they would luge

Conditional continuous

I would be luging

you would be luging

he/she/it would be luging

we would be luging

you would be luging

they would be luging

Conditional perfect

I would have luge

you would have luge

he/she/it would have luge

we would have luge

you would have luge

they would have luge

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been luging

you would have been luging

he/she/it would have been luging

we would have been luging

you would have been luging

they would have been luging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you luge
we let´s luge
you luge

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to luge

Past participle

luged

Present Participle

luging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF LUGE

Find out the translation of luge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of luge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «luge» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 无舵雪橇
• Translator English - Spanish: luge
• English: luge
• Translator English - Hindi: लुग
• Translator English - Arabic: الزحافات الثلجية
• Translator English - Russian: санный спорт
• Translator English - Portuguese: luge
• Translator English - Bengali: লিউজ
• Translator English - French: luge
• Translator English - Malay: Luge
• Translator English - German: Rennrodeln
• Translator English - Japanese: リュージュ
• Translator English - Korean: 루지
• Translator English - Javanese: Luge
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Luge
• Translator English - Tamil: லஸ்
• Translator English - Marathi: ल्यूज
• Translator English - Turkish: kızağı
• Translator English - Italian: slittino
• Translator English - Polish: Saneczkarstwo
• Translator English - Ukrainian: санний спорт
• Translator English - Romanian: sanie
• Translator English - Greek: έλκηθρο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: luge
• Translator English - Swedish: rodel
• Translator English - Norwegian: aking

QUOTES WITH «LUGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word luge.

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Armin Zoggeler

I took to the luge when I was very young, but I never imagined that it would become my passion. At 14, I was already competing on artificial tracks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUGE»

Discover the use of luge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to luge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton

Do you have a need for speed? If you do, you'll want to read all about these Winter Olympic sliding sports. In this book, you'll learn how bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitors speed down steep, twisting tracks on aerodynamic sleds.

Robin Johnson, 2009

Street Luge and Dirtboarding

An overview of the skateboard-based sports explains that street luge is a downhill race where the skateboarder lies down on the board to increase speed and that dirt boarding is the equivelent of snowboarding without the snow.

Suzanne J. Murdico, 2003

Street Luge Racing

Chapter 1 Street Luge Racing Street luge racing combines ice luge racing, skateboarding, and auto racing. Ice luge racing is a winter sport. An ice luge is a sled that slides on iron blades over ice. A street luge is a wooden or metal sled with ...

Pat Ryan, Patrick Ryan, 1997

The Engineering of Sport 7: Vol. 1

Abstract: The performance of a luge competitor is highly influenced by the interaction between the luge blades and the ice. This interaction depends on the environmental and loading conditions onto which the equipment must be adapted in ...

Margaret Estivalet, Pierre Brisson, 2009

Exercise and Sport Science

Luge Luge is similar to bobsled in that the athletes slide down an approximately 1.6-km iced track where speeds may exceed 140 km/h. Maximum sled weight is 23 kg for a singles sled and 27 kg for a doubles sled. The athletes lie on their ...

William E. Garrett, Donald T. Kirkendall, 2000

2010 Winter Olympics

ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=45&cHash=68d61689c2. International Luge Federation . Accessed 20 February 2010. 473Staff writer (12 February 2010). ”Olympic Luger Nodar KumaritashviliDies after Crash — The Death of a Luge Competitor Who ...

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Boys' Life

Olympic hopeful Jonathan Edwards zips down the luge run at Lake Placid, N.Y. Below: Jon slips off in a curve and gives an embarrassed wave to spectators. Opposite, bottom left: Shouldering the 48 pound sled after a run. 2,429 feet long and ...

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The Winter Olympics

If you think modern luge sleds look tricky to control, imagine the original ones. A major turning point in the sport we know today came in the 1930s, when Austrian slider Marti Tietze, a four-time European champion, pioneered the flexible sled, ...

Ron C. Judd

Kids who Think Outside the Box: Helping Your Unique Child ...

Helping Your Unique Child Thrive in a Cookie-cutter World Stephanie Freund Lerner. Fred Zimny U.S. National and Olympic Luge Team Manager Regardless of the weather, if you are interested in trying out for the USA Olympic Luge Team,  ...

Stephanie Freund Lerner, 2005

Scouting

Crew 1716 Venturers hoist a luge sled in a mock winners' ceremony. Left to right are Steve Emmer, Brian Sevald, Travis Lynn, Jeff Harris, Jenny Friday, and Dimitri Munselle. Venturing and the Olympic Movement Location: 110 miles from El.

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term luge is used in the context of the following news items.

Engineering Students and Street Luge Champion to Break 100mph …

A sports enthusiast clad in leather and protective gear, lying on his or her back on a sled akin to a skateboard, rocketing down hillside streets: ... «ENGINEERING.com, Jul 15»

NZ's Queenstown: beyond the bungy - InDaily | Adelaide News

Dismiss any images you may be having of the Winter Olympics luge, where steely-faced competitors lie face up on a sled and race down a ... «InDaily, Jul 15»

Boos and Bravos - The Post Star

Elise Stefanik for her efforts to keep the USA Luge organization in Lake Placid. The USA Luge headquarters includes offices and a training ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»

Stefanik says she will lobby for USA Luge

LAKE PLACID - North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik met with USA Luge officials Saturday, July 11, receiving a tour of the training facility and ... «Lake Placid News, Jul 15»

Local Athlete Named to US Junior National Luge Team

Jeffrey Sichler, a soon to be fifth-grade student at George Fisher Middle School in Carmel, was recently named to the U.S. Junior National Luge ... «The Putnam County Courier, Jul 15»

Motorola Luge vs Nokia Lumia 638 : Comparison of Features and …

Motorola Luge is the smartphone from Motorola with 4.3 inches screen and the resolution of the screen is 540 x 960 pixels pixels. Phone was ... «Newstrack India, Jul 15»

Stefanik says she'll lobby for luge

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, left, speaks with USA Luge officials Gordy Sheer and Mark Grimmette and Olympian Summer Britcher recently at USA ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»

Nokia Lumia 735 vs Motorola Luge : Comparison of Features and …

Motorola Luge is the smartphone from Motorola with 4.3 inches screen and the resolution of the screen is 540 x 960 pixels pixels. Phone was ... «Newstrack India, Jul 15»

Emails Detail EPA's Wild 'Goofest' Party, Complete With Boozy Ice …

Did you do a shot off the ice luge?” Goo asked LCV employee Tiernan Sittenfield in an email. While these “Goofest” emails were comical, ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»

Motorola Luge vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 : Comparison of Features …

Motorola Luge is the smartphone from Motorola with 4.3 inches screen and the resolution of the screen is 540 x 960 pixels pixels. Phone was ... «Newstrack India, Jul 15»