luge

Meanings

Plural: luges

Noun

a racing sled for one or two people
A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
The sport of racing on luges.
A piece of bone, ice or other material with a channel down which a drink (usually alcoholic) can be poured into someone's mouth.

Verb

move along on a luge or toboggan
To ride a luge; also, to participate in the sport of luge.
To slide or slip down a slope.

Origin / Etymology

The noun is borrowed from Swiss French or Franco-Provençal luge, from Medieval Latin scludia, from Late Latin sclodia, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *stludio, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (“to slide, slip; to be slick or slippery”). If so, it is related to sled and sleigh.
Sense 2.2 (“drinking utensil”) is from its resemblance to the tracks on which luges race.
The verb is derived from the noun.
Cognates
* Irish slaod (“raft, float”)
* Old Breton stloit (“sliding; traction”) (modern Breton stlej (“sleigh”))
* Welsh llithr (“slide, slippage”)

Synonyms

toboggan

Scrabble Score: 5

luge is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
luge is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
luge is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

luge is a valid Words With Friends word