English dictionary
skate
/sk/eI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
Source: WordNet 3.0
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large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913
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Any one of numerous species of large, flat elasmobranch fishes of the genus <i>Raia</i>, 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.
Source: webster1913
verb
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move along on skates
ExamplesThe Dutch often skate along the canals in winter.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To move on skates.
Source: webster1913