Skate

Word SKATE
Character 5
Hyphenation skate
Pronunciations /skeɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Skate"

What do we mean by skate?

A fellow; a person. noun

A decrepit horse; a nag. noun

Any of various cartilaginous fishes chiefly of the family Rajidae, having a flattened body with greatly expanded pectoral fins that extend around the head, and laying eggs enclosed in hard cases. noun

An ice skate, roller skate, or inline skate. noun

A skateboard. noun

The act or a period of skating or skateboarding. noun

To glide or move along on skates. intransitive verb

To move or progress in a smooth, easy, or unconcerned manner. intransitive verb

To ride or perform tricks on a skateboard. intransitive verb

A contrivance for enabling a person to glide swiftly on ice, consisting of a steel runner fixed either to a wooden sole provided with straps and buckles, or to a light iron or steel frame-work having adjustable clamps or other means of attachment to a shoe or boot. See roller-skate. noun

To glide over ice and snow on skates.

In New Zealand, the skate is Raja nasuta. noun

A raioid or batoid plagiostomous fish of the family Raiidæ and genus Raia; a kind of ray. 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. noun

See under Roller. noun

To move on skates. intransitive verb

Any one of numerous species of large, flat elasmobranch fishes of the genus Raia, having a long, slender tail, terminated by a small caudal fin. The pectoral fins, which are large and broad and united to the sides of the body and head, give a somewhat rhombic form to these fishes. The skin is more or less spinose. noun

See Sea purse. noun

Any marine leech of the genus Pontobdella, parasitic on skates. 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 light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Skate

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The word "skate" in example sentences

There are two kinds of people that really symbolize the values of determination and perfectionism to me: kids in skate board parks and graffiti artists. ❋ Unknown (2009)

November 20th, 2009 2: 50 pm ET it seems to me if you are black and a member of congress. "you will be geared for failure" set up for the okey doke ..... while the fbi let folks like palin skate and paul bremmer and the vanishing 9 billion dollars go up in smoke w/o a word. and EVERYONE is mumb about. ❋ Unknown (2009)

| Reply skate is ten pounds of cool .. far cry from sticky grind-rails in TOny Hawk games .. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The moral relativism that will probably let Conyers skate is part of that ideology. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Nik Antropov was sent off for high-sticking, and Weight capitalized on the ensuing power play when he directed the puck into the net with his skate from a few feet away and had to wait until it was ruled legal by video replay. ❋ Unknown (2007)

On the replay you can see his skate is in the crease. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I was very successful in skate skis (freestyle) and not as successful in classic skis. ❋ Unknown (2005)

After that, the Russian was as sure as ever and as stylish and cocky as Vaclav Nijinsky, the revolutionary ballet dancer his free skate is homage to. ❋ Unknown (2003)

All the Stars were caught out of position on Reasoner's second goal, allowing him to again skate at the goal untouched. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Markov's shot by Thibault's right skate from the left goalpost for his third goal of the season. ❋ Unknown (2000)

The Sharks regained the lead 2: 10 into the third when Marleau slipped a shot behind Irbe's right skate from the end line for his third goal. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Unless you call the skate he was riding natural history. ❋ Stewart Edward White (1909)

When you see experienced skaters with the steel part of their skates cutting the ice in a slanting direction, you will observe that their skates only follow the same inclination as their bodies, and that the steel of the skate is still exactly under the ankle of the foot. ❋ Jane (1845)

USA goaltenders Molly Schaus, Jessie Vetter and Brianne McLaughlin skate during a practice in Vancouver. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Unfortunately, it turns out that the pressure exerted by a person standing on the ice, even on a thin skate blade, isn’t enough to lower the melting point of ice by any significant amount. ❋ Edward Willett (2006)

Søren's rock chops are counterbalanced by David Boyd's goofball rap-sung vocals, through which he recalls skate-punk era Beastie Boys -- and that dude from EMF. ❋ Matt Kiser (2010)

As an ardent fan of Lysacek, I thought his skate was a brilliant combo of athleticism and artistry. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The skate, which is a winged fish (think sort of like manta ray), was breaded and fried trapping in the juices, making for the fish to hold fairly well together yet still maintaining a moist and flaky texture. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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