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Rareskate
The correct spelling is skate.
How to pronounce skate
/skeɪt/
nounIPA: /skeɪt/
Say it like: Ska-te
The correct spelling is skate. A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating. For example: "There's time for a quick skate before dinner."
Usage Examples
“There's time for a quick skate before dinner.”
“The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating.
- 2.A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating
- 3.A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
- 4.The act of skateboarding
- 5.The act of roller skating or ice skating
verb
- 1.To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
- 2.To skateboard
- 3.To use the skating technique.
- 4.To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty.
adjective
- 1.Pertaining to the technique of skating.
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