skate¹ Definition
skate (skāt)
noun
- 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
- a shoe with such a runner permanently attached
- 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.
- in-line skate
- the act or a period of skating
Etymology: taken as sing. of earlier skates < Du schaats, a skate, stilt < NormFr escache < OFr eschace, stilt, crutch < Frank *skatja, stilt
intransitive verb skat′ed, skat′·ing
to move along or glide on or as on skates
skate¹ Related Forms
skate² Definition
skate (skāt)
noun pl. skates or skate
any ray fish (esp. order Rajiformes): often used as the name for the larger commercial species
Etymology: ME scate < ON skata
skate³ Definition
skate (skāt)
noun
- ☆ a broken-down horse; nag
- a person: now only in good skate, a congenial, likable person
Etymology: < ?
skate Synonyms
skate Usage Examples
Object
rink: We also had a lovely roller skating rink in Brixton.
Preposition: on
- ice: How can anything done on skates on ice look easy?
- lake: During the recent severe weather, a number of skaters were able to enjoy their favorite pastime, skating on the canoe lake.
Converse of object
wear: Lucky for me she was still wearing the skates, so she couldn't catch me.
Adjective modifier
common: Hot air could fuel cars Life's tough for the common skate Why test the water?
Modifies a noun
- ramp: The new skate ramp has been very well used.
- boarder: It was surprisingly quite, except when the skate boarders decided to use it instead of their ramp.
- park: The skate park will be flood lit to allow for skating to continue through dark evenings.
- punk: Look: Euro skate punk metalers ( there's a girl!
- hire: The cost of the course includes free skate hire.
- shoe: Lace loops hidden or external, are a great asset on a skate shoe, stops those laces snapping!
Followed by an intransitive particle
- around: The idea of one big city to skate around in sounds nice.
- over: One of the facts the gospel does skate over is who died with Jesus.
Followed by a transitive particle
around: Charlie finds some skates in the toy department and shows off by skating around the balcony blindfold.
Noun used with modifier
- roller: Key staff are even equipped with roller skates to get from point to point.
- inline: The French officers have donned inline skates to patrol the streets where many of the youths are skating.
- in-line: The single bar handle and in-line skate wheels make it easy to use and stable on the ground.
- ice: No ice hockey skates are allowed on Sunday session.
- hockey: No ice hockey skates are allowed on Sunday session.
- wheel: The fastest musical on wheels skates into the New Wimbledon theater.
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