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# frisbee

noun (a frisbee, frisbees); verb (frisbee — rare, informal)

«frisbee» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A light plastic disc that you throw and catch by spinning it through the air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisbee/#m1)
2. The game of throwing and catching such a disc. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisbee/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and play: people throw a frisbee in the park, on the beach, with friends or dogs. Ultimate (Ultimate Frisbee) is a team sport. In science the spin keeps the frisbee steady and the curved shape helps it glide, like a wing. Phrases: «throw a frisbee», «play frisbee», «catch the frisbee».

### Examples

- We played frisbee at the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisbee/#x1)
- My dog jumped up and caught the frisbee in its mouth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisbee/#x2)
- Throw the frisbee with a flick of your wrist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisbee/#x3)
- The frisbee landed on the roof! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisbee/#x4)
- A spinning frisbee flies straighter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisbee/#x5)
- Our class played ultimate frisbee in PE. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisbee/#x6)

### Note

Frisbee is a brand name (often written with a capital F: Frisbee), but people use it for any flying disc. Plural: frisbees. Safety: don't throw it near people's faces or near roads.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «frisbee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisbee/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«frisbee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/frisbee.html) on Mova free.