skateboard

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noun

skate·​board ˈskāt-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce skateboard (audio)
: a short board mounted on small wheels that is used for coasting and for performing athletic stunts

skateboard

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verb

skateboarded; skateboarding; skateboards

intransitive verb

: to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard
skateboarder noun

Examples of skateboard in a Sentence

Verb He skateboards to school every day.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The tough polycarbonate shell protects your belongings, while the slick skateboard wheels glide smoothly over most flooring. Catherine Garcia, theweek, 9 July 2024 The seven-bedroom, four-story home includes grand formal rooms with historic details, a modern gourmet kitchen, a nightclub, and an attic skateboard room with ramp. The Week Us, theweek, 7 May 2024
Verb
Check it out below, along with a video starring a skateboarding Madi Swain, made with Izzy Moriarty Thompson, Joe Auborn, and Jack Parton. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 10 July 2024 Hayden Rybicki, 20, made videos on a camcorder, went skateboarding with friends and had a knack for saying just the right thing to get a laugh. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for skateboard 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1953, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skateboard was in 1953

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Cite this Entry

“Skateboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skateboard. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

skateboard

1 of 2 noun
skate·​board ˈskāt-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce skateboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a short board mounted on small wheels that is used for coasting and for performing athletic stunts

skateboard

2 of 2 verb
: to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard
skateboarder
-ˌbōrd-ər How to pronounce skateboard (audio)
-ˌbȯrd-
noun

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