Skate definition
(informal) A skateboard.
noun
An ice skate, roller skate, or inline skate.
noun
A decrepit horse; a nag.
noun
The act or a period of skating or skateboarding.
Went for a skate.
noun
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To glide or move along on skates.
verb
To move or progress in a smooth, easy, or unconcerned manner.
verb
To ride or perform tricks on a skateboard.
verb
Any of various cartilaginous fishes chiefly of the family Rajidae, having a flattened body with greatly expanded pectoral fins that extend around the head, and laying eggs enclosed in hard cases.
noun
A fellow; a person.
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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.
noun
The act or a period of skating.
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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.
noun
A shoe with such a runner permanently attached.
noun
To glide or move along on, or as on, skates.
verb
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To ride or perform stunts on a skateboard.
verb
Any ray fish (esp. order Rajiformes)
noun
A broken-down horse; nag.
noun
A person.
noun
Abbreviated form of ice skate or roller skate.
noun
The act of roller skating or ice skating.
The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.
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To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
verb
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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.
An example of a skate is what an Olympic ice skater wears on their feet while competing.
noun
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.
An example of skate is to complete five tasks in a short period of time with a minimal amount of effort; skate through tasks.
An example of skate is what an olympic ice dancer does to compete for a gold medal.
verb
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.
An example of a skate is a batoid fish.
noun
Origin of skate
- From Dutch schaats stilt, skate (taken as pl.) from Middle Dutch schaetse from Old North French escache stilt perhaps of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Perhaps alteration of dialectal skite contemptible person blatherskite
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English scate from Old Norse skata
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Back-formation from earlier scates, from Dutch schaats, from Old Northern French escache, compare Modern French échasse.
From Wiktionary
- From Old Norse skata.
From Wiktionary