skate meaning

UK /skeɪt/ US /skeɪt/ 1 syllable

skate (noun): 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.

skate has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

skate as a noun

  1. 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

    Type of: sports equipment

    Kinds: ice skate, in-line skate, roller skate

  2. 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

    Type of: ray

    Kinds: grey skate, little skate, thorny skate, barndoor skate

skate as a verb

  1. move along on skates
    • The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter

    Type of: glide

    Kinds: ice skate, figure skate, roller skate, skateboard, Rollerblade

    Related forms: skater, skating

How to pronounce skate

skate is pronounced /skeɪt/ in British English and /skeɪt/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with skate

Word lists: words starting with SK · words ending in TE · 5-letter words

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