Skate
WordNet
noun
(1) Large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
(2) Sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
verb
(3) Move along on skates
"The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
earlier scates from schaats from Old North French escache, compare French échasse
Noun
- A metallic runner with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, -- made to be fastened under the foot, and used for moving rapidly on ice.
- abbreviated form of ice skate or roller skate
- The act of skateboarding
- There's time for a quick skate before dinner.
- The act of roller skating or ice skating
- The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.
Verb
- To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
- To skateboard
Noun
- A large ray of the family Rajidae which inhabits temperate or tropical seas.