skate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /skeɪt/

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Noun

Singular skate

Plural skates

1. (countable) An ice skate is a steel blade, which are worn on the feet to travel across ice.
2. (countable) A roller skate has wheels, which are worn on the feet, to travel across smooth surfaces.
3. (countable) A skate board is a small piece of wood with wheels on the bottom.
4. (countable) A skate is a type of ray with a flat body.

Verb

Plain form skate

Third-person singular skates

Past tense skated

Past participle skated

Present participle skating

1. (transitive) To skate is to travel using roller skates, ice skates, or a skate board.

   I loved to ice skate during the winter.