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skate - What does it mean?

Definition of 'skate'

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

(en-noun)
  • A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
  • abbreviated form of ice skate or roller skate
  • The act of skateboarding
  • There's time for a quick skate before dinner.
  • The act of roller skating or ice skating
  • The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.

    Verb

    (skat)
  • To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
  • To skateboard
  • Derived terms
    * get one's skates on * roller-skate * skateboard * skate on thin ice * skatepark * skater

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) skata.

    Noun

    (wikipedia) (en-noun)
  • A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays]]) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding , and wide [[fin#Noun|fins attached to a flat body.