skate

/skeɪt/

noun

  1. 1

    A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating.

noun

  1. 1

    A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    The act of skateboarding

    “There's time for a quick skate before dinner.”
  3. 3

    The act of roller skating or ice skating

    “The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.”

verb

  1. 1

    To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

  2. 2

    To skateboard

  3. 3

    To use the skating technique.

  4. 4

    To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty.

adjective

  1. 1

    Pertaining to the technique of skating.

noun

  1. 1

    A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body.

noun

  1. 1

    A worn-out horse.

  2. 2

    A mean or contemptible person.

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