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skate¹
- /skeɪt/
Rhymes with -eɪt
Where it comes from
Back-formation from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old Northern French escache (“a stilt, trestle”) (compare French échasse and English scatch), from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *skakkjā (“stilt”, literally “thing that moves”), related to *skakan (“to shake, swing”).
noun skates
- 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. They open or shut, according as the foot to which the skate is attached moves downwards or upwards and the swimmer advances by the alternate motion of his limbs, as in mounting a stair, keeping the body and head inclined a little forward, as in skating.
- Ellipsis of ice skate
- Ellipsis of roller skate
- The act of skateboarding There's time for a quick skate before dinner.
- The act of roller skating or ice skating The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.
- A makeshift handcar.
verb skates · skating · skated
- To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
- To skateboard.
- To use the skating technique.
- To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty.
- To move smoothly and easily. Addressing a short pass from Henderson, he always felt too smart for Mykola Matviyenko, taking a step to lure him one way; dropping his shoulder and skating in the other direction, further inside.
adjective
- Pertaining to the technique of skating.
skate²
- /skeɪt/
Rhymes with -eɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English skat, scate (also schat), from Old Norse skata (“skate”). Cognate with Icelandic skata (“skate, ray”), Norwegian skate (“skate”).
noun skates · skate
- A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas; generally having small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body. The fishermen crowding in the cafés were also waiting for the end of the storm, when the fish, reassured, would rise to the surface after the bait. Soles, hog fish and skate were returning from their nocturnal expeditions. Day was now breaking.
skate³
- /skeɪt/
Rhymes with -eɪt
Where it comes from
Origin uncertain, but probably related to skite.
noun skates
- A worn-out horse, a nag, a jade.
- Alternative form of skite (“a mean or contemptible person”).
Skate⁴
Where it comes from
Blend of Sawyer + Kate.
proper noun
- The ship of characters James "Sawyer" Ford and Kate Austen from the television series Lost. But 'Skate' fans ended the series quite disappointed in him, as it seems that even after leaving with Kate, they couldn't be together.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rollerblade, skateboard, skid, boarding, roller, toe, spin, clockwork, glide, slide, felling, manta, stripe, crack, slip, plate
Translations
Every language
noun ice skate or roller skate
| Español | patín |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스케이트 seukeiteu |
| 日本語 | スケート sukēto |
| 中文 | 冰鞋 bīngxié |
| हिन्दी | स्केट skeṭ |
| Português | skate, patim |
| Français | patin |
| Deutsch | Schlittschuh, Rollschuh |
| Italiano | pattina |
| Ελληνικά | παγοπέδιλο pagopédilo, τροχοπέδιλο trochopédilo |
| Română | patină |
| Русский | конёк konjók, коньки́ konʹkí |
| Tiếng Việt | giày trượt băng, giày trượt có bánh |
| العربية | تَزَلُّج tazalluj, حِذَاء تَزَلُّج ḥiḏāʔ tazalluj |
| עברית | מַחְלִיק makhlík |
noun act of skateboarding
| Deutsch | Skateboardfahren, Skateboarden |
|---|---|
| Русский | ката́ние на скейтбо́рде katánije na skejtbórde |
noun act of skating or ice skating
| Español | patinaje |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 滑冰 huábīng, 溜冰 liūbīng |
| Português | patinada |
| Français | patinage |
| Deutsch | Schlittschuhlaufen, Eislaufen, Eislauf |
| Русский | ката́ние на конька́х katánije na konʹkáx |
verb to move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates
| Español | patinar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스케이트를 타다 seukeiteureul tada |
| 日本語 | スケートをする sukēto o suru |
| 中文 | 滑冰 huábīng, 溜冰 liūbīng |
| Português | patinar |
| Français | glisser, patiner |
| Deutsch | Schlittschuh laufen |
| Italiano | pattinare |
| Русский | ката́ться на конька́х katátʹsja na konʹkáx |
verb to skateboard
| Español | andar en skate |
|---|---|
| Português | andar de skate |
| Русский | ката́ться на скейтбо́рде katátʹsja na skejtbórde |
Talk about this word "skate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/skate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. skate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/skate "skate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/skate.Cite this
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title = {skate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
