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

Users typically stand on scooters, which have a narrow deck shaped like a skateboard. —Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 22 Nov. 2025

Andrew Pringle was fatally struck outside a Regional Transit light rail station by a red light-runner while riding his skateboard across the second of six lanes of Folsom Boulevard, just east of Watt Avenue. —Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 17 Nov. 2025

Verb

His grandchild gave it to him, the skateboarding legend says, coughing his way through a Zoom conversation from his home in San Diego. —David Oliver, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025

Police said Frost was a regular visitor to the Grass Valley skate park and known to others in the local skateboarding community. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025

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