skate

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

intransitive verb skated, skating

noun pl. skates or skate

noun

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