skate

Definition of Skate in English :

Noun

1. skate

sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

2. skate

large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins

Verb

3. skate

move along on skates

Example Sentences:
'The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Skate

see synonyms of skate

noun

1. roller skate, ice skate

2.

the steel blade or runner of an ice skate

3.

such a blade fitted with straps for fastening to a shoe

4.

a current collector on an electric railway train that collects its current from a third rail

Compare bow collector

5. get one's skates on

verb (intransitive)

6.

to glide swiftly on skates

7.

to slide smoothly over a surface

8. skate on thin ice

nounWord forms: plural skate or skates

any large ray of the family Rajidae, of temperate and tropical seas, having flat pectoral fins continuous with the head, two dorsal fins, a short spineless tail, and a long snout

noun

US slang

a person; fellow

Skate

see synonyms of skate

noun

1.

a.

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

b.

a shoe with such a runner permanently attached

also ice skate

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

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈskated or ˈskating

5.

to move along or glide on or as on skates

nounWord forms: plural skates or skate

any ray fish (esp. order Rajiformes)

often used as the name for the larger commercial species

noun Slang, Obsolete

1. US

a broken-down horse; nag

2.

a person

now only in good skate, a congenial, likable person

Skate

see synonyms of skate

n.

1. An ice skate, roller skate, or inline skate.

2. Informal A skateboard.

3. The act or a period of skating or skateboarding: went for a skate.

intr.v. skat·ed, skat·ing, skates

1. To glide or move along on skates.

2. To move or progress in a smooth, easy, or unconcerned manner: "resting on his past laurels, skating along on his reputation" (Tami Hoag).

3. To ride or perform tricks on a skateboard.

n.

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.

n.
Slang

1. A fellow; a person.

2. A decrepit horse; a nag.

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