skate

//skeɪt//
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Visual representation of skate

Noun

skateSingular
skatesPlural
1

A boot with a blade or wheels attached to the sole, used for gliding on ice or a hard surface.

I need to buy new skates for the ice rink.

2

A period of skating or a skating session.

Let's go for a skate at the park this afternoon.

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Verb

skateInfinitive
skatePresent tense
skatedPast tense
skatedPast participle
skatingPresent participle
skatesThird-person singular
1

To move on skates, gliding smoothly over ice or a hard surface.

She likes to skate on the frozen lake in winter.

2

To move or progress quickly and smoothly.

The project skated through the approval process.

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Noun

skateSingular
skatesPlural
1

A large flat cartilaginous fish with a diamond-shaped body and a long thin tail, related to rays.

We saw a skate swimming along the ocean floor.