skate
/skeɪt/ verb B1- To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
- To skateboard.
- To use the skating technique.
- To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty.
- To move smoothly and easily.
He/she/it skates · Past skated · Past participle skated · -ing form skating
Verb forms
- Base form
- skate
- He/she/it
- skates
- Past
- skated
- Past participle
- skated
- -ing form
- skating
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The Debating Club flourished and gave several concerts; there were one or two parties almost verging on grown-up affairs; there were sleigh drives and skating frolics galore.
We can skate on the ice there.
Hiro was skating at a busy indoor ice rink in Toronto.
He skated over to the edge and found the rink manager.
Other matches
- skate A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a fra... A2
- skate A worn-out horse, a nag, a jade. C2
- skate A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder ... C2
- skate Pertaining to the technique of skating. C2
- skate around Synonym of skate over.
- skate by To get through something difficult with ease.
- skate on To escape punishment, such as by being acquitte...
- skate over To avoid addressing or tackling.
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