skate

skate1 [ skeıt ] noun *

1. ) count a type of shoe with a thin metal blade on the bottom, used for moving quickly on ice: ICE SKATE

a ) the metal blade that is attached to the bottom of an ice skate

2. ) count a type of shoe with four thick wheels on the bottom, used for moving quickly on a smooth surface: ROLLER SKATE

3. ) count an ocean fish with a wide flat body

a ) uncount skate eaten as food

get/put your skates on BRITISH INFORMAL

used for telling someone to hurry

skate

skate 2 [ skeıt ] verb intransitive *

to move over a surface using skates. Someone who does this is called a skater.

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,skate `over/a`round phrasal verb transitive

skate over/around something to avoid a difficult subject or situation:

Many important issues have been skated over in this report.