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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
- any of numerous rays of the family Rajidae having paired electric organs within a long, fleshy tail and producing a distinctive egg case (a mermaid'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
- get one's skates onto hurry
verb
- to glide swiftly on skates
- to slide smoothly over a surface
- skate on thin iceto 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
- slang.a person; fellow
Other Word Forms
- 첹ٱa· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of skate1
Origin of skate2
Word History and Origins
Origin of skate1
Origin of skate2
Origin of skate3
Idioms and Phrases
- get / put one's skates on, British Informal. 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.
More idioms and phrases containing skate
In addition to the idiom beginning with skate , also see cheap skate ; on thin ice, skate .Example Sentences
So in addition to a fight...er, confidence coach, the team has four strength and conditioning coaches, a sports dietitian, a psychologist, a skating coach, a video coordinator and a director of goaltending.
From a skate shop in Los Feliz to a bakery in Burbank, these spots give Disney fans a glimpse into who Walt was and how Disney and its artists have touched our city.
Many skaters say they don’t remember the exact moment they learned how to skate — it’s just always been in them.
Murray, who skated on the Boston Bruins’ imposing “700-pound Line,” a name inspired by the collective weight of the three players, said the absence of nicknames doesn’t necessarily represent progress.
Fridays after school and figure skating practice, I’d set out the lineup — chocolate chips, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, Crisco — pressing the dough into fat, craggy mounds on my mom’s old cookie sheets.
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