skate

The definition of a skate is a shoe fitted with wheels for moving on a hard surface or a blade on the sole for gliding on ice.

(noun)

An example of a skate is what an Olympic ice skater wears on their feet while competing.

Skate means to move quickly, or to move on a hard surface such as ice, pavement or a rink wearing shoes with a blade or wheels attached to the bottom.

(verb)

  1. An example of skate is to complete five tasks in a short period of time with a minimal amount of effort; skate through tasks.
  2. An example of skate is what an olympic ice dancer does to compete for a gold medal.

Skate is defined as a type of fish with a skeleton mostly made of cartilage, a flat body with eyes on the top surface, wide fins and a whip-like tail.

(noun)

An example of a skate is a batoid fish.

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See skate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. also ice skate
    1. 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
    2. a shoe with such a runner permanently attached
  2. a similar frame or shoe with a pair of small wheels near the toe and another pair at the heel, for gliding on a hardwood floor, sidewalk, etc.
    also roller skate
  3. in-line skate
  4. the act or a period of skating

Origin: taken as sing. of earlier skates < Du schaats, a skate, stilt < NormFr escache < OFr eschace, stilt, crutch < Frank *skatja, stilt

intransitive verb skated, skating

to move along or glide on or as on skates

Related Forms:

noun pl. skates or skate

any ray fish (esp. order Rajiformes): often used as the name for the larger commercial species

Origin: ME scate < ON skata

noun

  1. ☆ a broken-down horse; nag
  2. a person: now only in , a congenial, likable person

Origin: < ?

See skate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An ice skate.
  2. A roller skate.
  3. A skateboard.
  4. The act or a period of skating or skateboarding.
intransitive verb skat·ed, skat·ing, skates skates
  1. To glide or move along on or as if on skates.
  2. To ride or perform stunts on a skateboard.
  3. Informal To act in an irresponsible or superficial manner.

Origin:

Origin: From Dutch schaats, stilt, skate (taken as pl.)

Origin: , from Middle Dutch schaetse

Origin: , from Old North French escache, stilt

Origin: , perhaps of Germanic origin

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noun
Any of various rays of the genus Raja, having a flattened body and greatly expanded pectoral fins that extend around the head.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English scate

Origin: , from Old Norse skata

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noun
  1. A fellow; a person.
  2. A decrepit horse; a nag.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps alteration of dialectal skite, contemptible person; see blatherskite

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