skate

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.

• They open or shut, according as the foot to which the skate is attached moves downwards or upwards and the swimmer advances by the alternate motion of his limbs, as in mounting a stair, keeping the body and head inclined a little forward, a

Ellipsis of ice skate.abbreviationalt-ofellipsis

Ellipsis of roller skate.abbreviationalt-ofellipsis

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.

A makeshift handcar.Philippines

To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

To skateboard.

To use the skating technique.

To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty.slang

To move smoothly and easily.

• Addressing a short pass from Henderson, he always felt too smart for Mykola Matviyenko, taking a step to lure him one way; dropping his shoulder and skating in the other direction, further inside.

Pertaining to the technique of skating.not-comparable

A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas; generally having small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body.

• Other deep creatures now being harvested or targeted as seafood include rattails, skates, squid, red crabs, orange roughy, black oreos, smooth oreos, hoki, blue ling, southern blue whiting, sablefish, black scabbard fish and spiny dogfish.
• I opt for skate, which comes with a Champagne sauce, and a glass of Californian Pinot Gris.

A worn-out horse, a nag, a jade.

Alternative form of skite (“a mean or contemptible person”).alt-ofalternative