Definition of skate
skates
alsoskate
: any of a family (Rajidae, especially genus Raja) of rays with the pectoral fins greatly developed giving the fish a flat diamond shape
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Origin and Etymology of skate
Middle English scate, from Old Norse skata
First Known Use: 14th century
skate
Definition of skate
1a : a metal frame that can be fitted to the sole of a shoe and to which is attached a runner or a set of wheels for gliding over ice or a surface other than iceb : roller skate; especially : in-line skatec : ice skate
2 : a period of skating
Origin and Etymology of skate
modification of Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schaetse stilt, from Old French dialect (Flanders, Hainaut) *escace, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old English sceacan to shake — more at shake
First Known Use: 1684
skate
Simple Definition of skate
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: to move or glide over a surface on skates
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: to ride or perform tricks on a skateboard
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: to move or glide quickly along a surface
Full Definition of skate
skated
skating
Examples of skate in a sentence
hockey players skating into position
Couples skated around the rink.
She skated an excellent program in the competition.
We skate at the park.
The bugs skated along the surface of the water.
1696
First Known Use of skate
1696
Origin and Etymology of skate
probably alteration of English dialect skite an offensive person
First Known Use: 1894
SKATE Defined for Kids
Definition of skate for Students
skated
skating
1 : to glide along on skates
2 : to slide or glide along <They watched long-legged water-bugs skate over the glassy-still pools. — Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie>
skater
nounDefinition of skate for Students
1 : a metal blade fitting the sole of the shoe or a shoe with a permanently attached metal blade used for gliding on ice
2 : roller skate
Definition of skate for Students
: a flat fish related to the sharks that has large and nearly triangular fins
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