skate
//skeɪt//
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.
Synonym
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.
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.