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- DictionarySkate/skāt/
noun
- 1. an ice skate or roller skate: "everyone was on skates"
verb
- 1. move on ice skates or roller skates in a gliding fashion: "the boys were skating on the ice"
- 2. pass over or refer only fleetingly to (a subject or problem): "she seemed to skate over the next part of her story"
: a metal frame that can be fitted to the sole of a shoe and to which is attached a runner or a set of wheels for gliding over ice or a surface other than ice. b. : roller skate. especially : in-line skate. c. : ice skate. 2. : a period of skating. skate. 3 of 4. verb. skated; skating.
to glide or propel oneself over ice, the ground, etc., on skates. to glide or slide smoothly along. Slang. to shirk one's duty; loaf. (of the tone arm on a record player) to swing toward the spindle while a record is playing.
Define skate. skate synonyms, skate pronunciation, skate translation, English dictionary definition of skate. n. 1. An ice skate, roller skate, or inline skate. 2. Informal A skateboard. 3. The act or a period of skating or skateboarding: went for a skate.
a special boot with a thin metal bar attached to the bottom that you wear to move quickly on ice, or a boot with four small wheels fixed to the bottom so that you can move over a hard surface: a pair of ice skates. a pair of roller skates.
SKATE meaning: 1. a special boot with a thin metal bar attached to the bottom that you wear to move quickly on…. Learn more.
Skates are things you wear on your feet so you can roll around a roller rink or glide across an icy pond. Roller skates have wheels on the bottom, and ice skates have metal blades. When you lace up your skates and start moving over the ice, you skate.
a. a bladelike metal runner mounted in a frame having clamps and straps for fastening it to the sole of a shoe and used for gliding on ice. b. a shoe with such a runner permanently attached. also ice skate.
SKATE definition: 1. a boot with wheels on the bottom, used for moving across the ground: 2. a boot with a metal…. Learn more.
Definition of skate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 2, 2024 · skate (plural skates) A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice. Abbreviation of ice skate. Abbreviation of roller skate. The act of skateboarding.
