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skates

The correct spelling is skates.

How to pronounce skates

/skeɪts/
noun

IPA: /skeɪts/

Say it like: Ska-tes

The correct spelling is skates. 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. 1.A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating.
  2. 2.A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating
  3. 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. 4.The act of skateboarding
  5. 5.The act of roller skating or ice skating

verb

  1. 1.To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
  2. 2.To skateboard
  3. 3.To use the skating technique.
  4. 4.To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty.

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