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skate
1[skeyt]
noun
the blade of an ice skate.
a skid on a lifeboat to facilitate launching from a listing ship.
verb (used without object)
to glide or propel oneself over ice, the ground, etc., on skates.
to glide or slide smoothly along.
Slang.to shirk one's duty; loaf.
(of the tone arm on a record player) to swing toward the spindle while a record is playing.
verb (used with object)
to slide (a flat) across the floor of a stage.
skate
2[skeyt]
noun
plural
skate ,plural
skates .any of numerous rays of the family Rajidae having paired electric organs within a long, fleshy tail and producing a distinctive egg case (amermaid's purse ): a widespread group of more than 570 species, the largest being Beringraja binoculata big skate of Pacific coastal waters from Alaska to Baja California, known to exceed 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) in length.
skate
1/ ɪ /
noun
the steel blade or runner of an ice skate
such a blade fitted with straps for fastening to a shoe
a current collector on an electric railway train that collects its current from a third rail Compare bow collector
to hurry
verb
to glide swiftly on skates
to slide smoothly over a surface
to place oneself in a dangerous or delicate situation
skate
2/ ɪ /
noun
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
skate
3/ ɪ /
noun
slanga person; fellow
Other 51Թ Forms
- skateable adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of skate1
Origin of skate2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of skate1
Origin of skate2
Origin of skate3
Idioms and Phrases
get / put one's skates on, to make haste.
skate on thin ice, to be or place oneself in a risky or delicate situation.
Taking a public stand on the question would be skating on thin ice.
Example Sentences
There in the snow, she’s tasked to swing heavy steel hooks on slippery floors and wield an ice skate like a knife.
It was just a loose social affiliation at first, but in 2020 Marker launched the Deathracer413 Road Show, an invitation to join him in skating a different skate park every Saturday.
In her free time, she enjoys going to the gym, hiking, roller skating and thrifting.
Eileen had a lot of work from figure skating at the time and said it was "extra special" to capture the Nottingham pair's famous gold.
Robinson is extraordinarily adept at pushing bits to their limit and then skating past that boundary line.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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