Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A trademark for a plastic disk-shaped toy that players throw and catch.
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- noun A plastic disk that is thrown with a snap of the wrist so as to spin it to aid in keeping it aloft; used for recreation.
- noun The sport involving Frisbees.
- verb To
throw something in the manner of a Frisbee.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition
Etymologies
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Examples
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But a Frisbee is also very different from an airplane wing.
Fred Morrison’s wonderful invention, the Frisbee ewillett 2010
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But a Frisbee is also very different from an airplane wing.
Fred Morrison’s wonderful invention, the Frisbee ewillett 2010
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Frisbee is still fun, but maybe we could get a newer one.
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The top of a Frisbee is slightly convex, and the bottom is flat.
Fred Morrison’s wonderful invention, the Frisbee ewillett 2010
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It was then that he added a pitch he calls his "Frisbee," a slow, sidearm breaking ball that made him look as if he was skimming a flat rock across a still pond.
When All Else Fails, Try Sidearm Mike Sielski 2011
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The top of a Frisbee is slightly convex, and the bottom is flat.
Fred Morrison’s wonderful invention, the Frisbee ewillett 2010
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Frisbee is still fun, but maybe we could get a newer one.
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Ultimate Frisbee is the sport I excell at, and I use the term very, very, very loosely.
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The injection-molded polyethylene Frisbee is developed.
jmjarmstrong commented on the word Frisbee
JM wondered why the Frisbee was getting bigger, and then it hit him.
July 13, 2011