| skate | |
| 1. n. 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. | |
| 2. n. abbreviated form of ice skate or roller skate | |
| 3. n. The act of skateboarding | |
| There's time for a quick skate before dinner. | |
| 4. n. The act of roller skating or ice skating | |
| The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen. | |
| 5. v. To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates. | |
| 6. v. To skateboard | |
| 7. v. (skiing) To use the skating technique. | |
| 8. adj. (skiing) Pertaining to the technique of skating. | |
| 9. n. 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. | |
| 10. n. A worn-out horse. | |
| 11. n. A mean or contemptible person. | |
