ice-skate

1 of 2

verb

ice-skated; ice-skating; ice-skates

intransitive verb

: to skate on ice
ice-skater noun

ice skate

2 of 2

noun

: a shoe with a metal runner attached for ice-skating

Examples of ice-skate in a Sentence

Noun a pair of ice skates
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Verb
Surrounded by residential towers, this ordinary patch of asphalt at 11th Street and South Grand Avenue, smaller than an ice-skating rink, may soon become a public park. Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Sweet ice-skating scene drawing on Almut’s tortured past as a figure skater. Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
And because this is Hallmark, sometimes thinking on your feet means trying to act and ice skate at the same time — a challenge that left several contestants’ faces redder than Rudolph’s nose. EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024 Richter was in both Blades Of Glory and Talladega Nights, which would explain the ice skate and checkered flag, and his sidekick work on the various Conan shows has placed him firmly in the path of all manner of celebrities. Marah Eakin, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ice-skate 

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1914, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1786, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice-skate was in 1786

Dictionary Entries Near ice-skate

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ice-skate

ice sky

Cite this Entry

“Ice-skate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice-skate. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

ice-skate

1 of 2 verb
ˈī(s)-ˌskāt
: to skate on ice
ice-skater noun

ice skate

2 of 2 noun
: a shoe with a usually metal blade attached to the sole for ice-skating

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