skateboard

1 of 2

noun

skate·​board ˈskāt-ˌbȯrd 

: a short board mounted on small wheels that is used for coasting and for performing athletic stunts

skateboard

2 of 2

verb

skateboarded; skateboarding; skateboards

intransitive verb

: to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard

skateboarder

ˈskāt-ˌbȯr-dər 

noun

Examples of skateboard in a Sentence

Verb

He skateboards to school every day.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Students got to school on skateboards, bicycles, and on foot after Newport-Mesa Unified School District banned younger students from riding e-bikes on campus and the perimeter. — Michele Gile, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

His starting wide receivers both blew their knees out before week five and his starting quarterback tripped on his kid's skateboard and dislocated his elbow. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Although train conducting doesn’t seem exciting, Undercoders imbues it with a skateboarding personality. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

In the last couple years, the skate contest and live music festival has revived the link between punk music and skateboarding in a way not seen since the mid-2000s. — Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1953, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1964, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for skateboard

• checkerboard
• clavichord
• fiberboard
• fibreboard
• fingerboard
• harpsichord
• motherboard
• notochord
• overboard
• overlord
• paperboard
• plasterboard

Kids Definition

skateboard

1 of 2 noun

skate·​board ˈskāt-ˌbō(ə)rd 

-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 

-ˌbȯrd-

noun