SKATES
/skeɪts/
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Definition
/skeɪts/
noun
- A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating.
noun
- A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating
noun
- A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
- 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
- To use the skating technique.
noun
- A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body.
noun
- A worn-out horse.
- A mean or contemptible person.
Source: Wiktionary
