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unweight, v.|ʌnˈweɪt|
[Back-formation from unweighted ppl. a.]
trans. To shift the weight from (a ski, etc.); to cease pressing heavily on. Also absol.
1930A. 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. 1949Huber & Rogers Compl. Ski Manual viii. 75 This forward and upward movement of the body unweights the tails of the skis. 1974H. Evans et al. We learned to Ski 176 They introduced us to the hopping motion which un-weights the skis at the crucial moment. 1981Christian Science 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. 1988P. & 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.
Hence unˈweighting vbl. n.
1969M. Heller Ski xii. 167 All parallel turns..are initiated by: (a) Upward unweighting..(d) Downward unweighting. 1989Times 11 Nov. 58/2 Affected pole plants and exaggerated unweighting movements are banned, skiing with legs well apart is encouraged. |