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Meaning of skate in English
Pronunciation
/skeɪt/
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Verb
skate
Definitions
1.
move along on skates
Examples
« The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter »
Noun
skate
Etymology
mid 17th century (originally as the plural scates): from Dutch schaats (singular but interpreted as plural), from Old French eschasse‘stilt’
Definitions
1.
sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along on wheels and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
2.
large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head
Examples
« swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins »