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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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