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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Examples of ice-skate in a Sentence

Noun

a pair of ice skates

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Who owns ice skates?) and head downtown to McCormick Tribune Ice Rink for one of everyone’s favorite winter traditions: ice skating in Millennium Park. — Adam Lukach, RedEye Chicago, "5 things to do in Chicago this weekend," 9 Dec. 2017 Can’t the sliding motion of ice skates on the surface generate enough heat to melt the ice? — Brian Resnick, Vox, "The surprising science of why ice is so slippery," 31 Jan. 2019 The home also has a detached gym and a boat dock on a large pond where Ms. Kerzner and her family fish and swim in the summer and ice skate in the winter. — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, "Colorado Mountain Home Inspired by ‘Walden’ Asks $29 Million," 23 July 2018 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

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