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Definitions for Skate

[1] ice skate(def 1) .
[2] roller skate.
[3] the blade of an ice skate.
[4] a skid on a lifeboat to facilitate launching from a listing ship.
[5] to glide or propel oneself over ice, the ground, etc., on skates.
[6] to glide or slide smoothly along.
[7] Slang . to shirk one's duty; loaf.
[8] (of the tone arm on a record player) to swing toward the spindle while a record is playing.
[9] to slide (a flat) across the floor of a stage.
[10] get /put one's skates on , British Informal . to make haste.
[11] skate on thin ice , to be or place oneself in a risky or delicate situation: Taking a public stand on the question would be skating on thin ice.
[12] any of several rays of the genus Raja, usually having a pointed snout, as R. binoculata (big skate) , inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of the U.S., growing to a length of 8 feet (2.4 meters).
[13] a person; fellow: He's a good skate.
[14] a contemptible person.
[15] an inferior, decrepit horse; nag.
[16] See roller skate, ice skate
[17] the steel blade or runner of an ice skate
[18] such a blade fitted with straps for fastening to a shoe
[19] a current collector on an electric railway train that collects its current from a third rail Compare bow collector
[20] get one's skates on to hurry
[21] to glide swiftly on skates
[22] to slide smoothly over a surface
[23] skate on thin ice to place oneself in a dangerous or delicate situation
[24] any large ray of the family Rajidae, of temperate and tropical seas, having flat pectoral fins continuous with the head, two dorsal fins, a short spineless tail, and a long snout
[25] US slang a person; fellow

Words related to Skate

glide, glissade, skim, flow, coast

Words nearby Skate

skanky-ho, skara brae, skarn, skase, skat, skate, skate over, skate ski, skate-ski, skateboard, skateboarding

Origin of Skate

3perhaps special use of skate2

Other words from Skate

skate·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Skate

from Scottish and northern English dialect skate, a derogatory term of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Skate

glide, coast, flow, glissade, skim, ice skate, roller skate, sail along