skate
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.
Other meanings
The act of skateboarding
“There's time for a quick skate before dinner.”
The act of roller skating or ice skating
“The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.”
Related words
- unskated
- get one's skates on
- roller-skate
- skateboard
- skate on thin ice
- skatepark
- skater
- bobskate
- clap skate
- figure skate
- flapper skate
- hockey skate
Word history
From Middle Dutch "schāetse".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “skate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.