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Skate

/skeɪt/

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

📖 Definitions of "Skate"

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

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.

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