skate
/skeɪt/ noun A2- 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.
- 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.
- A makeshift handcar.
Plural skates
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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We can skate on the ice there.
He drinks some water and puts on his skates.
He eats a big meal after he skates.
He loved the cold air and the sound of gliding skates.
Other matches
- skate To move along a surface B1
- 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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