skate : Idioms & Phrases

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barndoor skate

  • noun one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook
    Raja laevis.
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figure skate

  • noun an ice skate worn for figure skating; has a slightly curved blade and a row of jagged points at the front of the blade
  • verb dance on skates
    figure skate.
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figure skating

  • noun ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures
  • verb dance on skates
    figure skate.
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Flapper skate

  • (Zoöl.), a European skate (Raia intermedia).
Webster 1913

Friar skate

  • (Zoöl.), the European white or sharpnosed skate (Raia alba); called also Burton skate, border ray, scad, and doctor.
Webster 1913

gray skate

  • noun common European skate used as food
    gray skate; Raja batis.
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grey skate

  • noun common European skate used as food
    gray skate; Raja batis.
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hockey skate

  • noun an ice skate worn for playing hockey; has a short blade and a strong boot to protect the feet and ankles
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ice skate

  • noun skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole
  • verb move along on ice skates
    ice skate.
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Definitions
  1. a shoe with a metal runner (called a blade) attached to permit the wearer to glide on ice
Webster 1913

ice skating

  • noun skating on ice
  • verb move along on ice skates
    ice skate.
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ice-skating rink

  • noun a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
    ice rink; ice.
    • the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice
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in-line skate

  • noun a shoe with a line of rollers fixed to the sole
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little skate

  • noun most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches
    Raja erinacea.
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racing skate

  • noun an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing
    racing skate.
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Roller skate

  • noun a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole
  • verb travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles
    roller skate.
    • In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around
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  • a skate which has small wheels in the place of the metallic runner; designed for use in skating upon a smooth, hard surface, other than ice.
Webster 1913

roller skating

  • noun skating on wheels
  • verb travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles
    roller skate.
    • In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around
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skate over

  • verb treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
    smooth over; slur over; skimp over; gloss over.
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Skate sucker

  • any marine leech of the genus Pontobdella, parasitic on skates.
Webster 1913

Skate's egg

  • . See Sea purse.
Webster 1913

skating rink

  • noun building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
    rink.
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speed skate

  • noun an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing
    racing skate.
  • verb race on skates
    speed skate.
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speed skating

  • noun competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course)
  • verb race on skates
    speed skate.
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thorny skate

  • noun cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches
    Raja radiata.
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