ice-skate

verb

\ ˈī(s)-ˌskāt

ice-skated; ice-skating; ice-skates

Definition of ice-skate

(Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

: to skate on ice

ice skate

noun

Definition of ice skate (Entry 2 of 2)

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

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Noun

a pair of ice skates

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So what happens when an ice skate made from aluminum or steel touches the ice? — Brian Resnick, Vox, "The surprising science of why ice is so slippery," 31 Jan. 2019 Time to ice skate like nobody's watching (hopefully nobody is actually watching). — Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping, "35 Cool Winter Instagram Captions for All of Your Snow-Filled Photos," 6 Nov. 2018 Enchant Christmas will aim to transform the sports arena with an 8,500-square-foot ice skating trail, a large light maze, and a Christmas market. — Alexa Peters, The Seattle Times, "An ice skating trail in Safeco Field? Yep — it’s coming this winter," 16 Oct. 2018 The close bond between mother and son comes clear in the flashback footage to Andy’s childhood of a smiling boy on ice skates, and the adult who risks his life to bring the plight of war victims via his videos to the outside world. — Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times, "‘Viper Club’: Susan Sarandon brings grace, heartbreaking power to hostage drama," 30 Oct. 2018 Sharpen your ice skates and prepare your paint brushes, astro babes. — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, "Weekly Horoscopes October 8-14," 8 Oct. 2014 Of course, women (like men) have been skating, as a means of transport or recreation, for about as long as ice skates have been around. — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, "A Brief History of Women’s Figure Skating," 6 Feb. 2018 Adam Rippon bears his backside for the cover of ESPN The Magazine’s annual Body Issue, wearing ice skates and absolutely nothing else. — Henry Youtt, Billboard, "Adam Rippon Strikes a Nude Pose For 'ESPN's Body Issue," 25 June 2018 The escape artist continues to struggle with the pesky gate, sliding around on the floor like a toddler on ice skates. — Alexis Hobbs, Woman's Day, "This Tiny Chihuahua Tackling a Gate is the Funniest Thing You'll See All Day," 10 Aug. 2015

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