skate
IPA: skˈeɪt
noun
- 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.
- The act of skateboarding
- The act of roller skating or ice skating
- 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.
- A worn-out horse.
- A mean or contemptible person.
- (fandom slang) The ship of characters James "Sawyer" Ford and Kate Austen from the television series Lost.
- Abbreviation of ice skate. [A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating.]
- Abbreviation of roller skate. [A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating.]
verb
- To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
- To skateboard.
- (skiing) To use the skating technique.
- (slang) To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty.
- To move smoothly and easily.
adjective
- (skiing) Pertaining to the technique of skating.
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