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Meaning of skate in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /skeɪt/

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  1. Verb

    skate

    Definitions

    1. move along on skates

    Examples

    • « The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter »
  2. 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
  3. 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 »

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