skateboard
Americannoun
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skateboards
plural
verb (used without object)
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skateboards,
present (3rd person singular)
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skateboarded,
past participle, past
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skateboarding
present participle
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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skateboardsimple
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skateboardssimple
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have skateboardedperfect
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has skateboardedperfect
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am skateboardingprogressive
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are skateboardingprogressive
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is skateboardingprogressive
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have been skateboardingperfect progressive
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has been skateboardingperfect progressive
Past
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skateboardedsimple
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had skateboardedperfect
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was skateboardingprogressive
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were skateboardingprogressive
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had been skateboardingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of skateboard
Explanation
A skateboard is a board with wheels on the bottom that you ride standing up. If you practice enough, you'll be able to do tricks on your skateboard, or at least ride down the block without falling off. When you ride your skateboard, you can say that you skateboard or skate. The sport or activity you do on a skateboard is skateboarding. The first skateboards, consisting of boxes or boards fitted with wheels from roller skates, appeared in the 1940s. The earliest skateboarders were surfers who wanted a way to practice even when they were on dry land—because of this, they were sometimes called "sidewalk surfers."
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If he had amassed the same number of records, skateboard decks or vintage gaming consoles — all fire hazards — would he have gotten the same eviction warning?
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Agents took cellphones and laptops, as well as T-shirts and skateboard decks with the logo for VC Defensa, a volunteer-based group that has been documenting immigration raids and detentions in Ventura County.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Whatever happens this season, it doesn't seem like Lindblad's going to be swapping the cockpit for something slower like his skateboard any time soon.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
A skateboard was leaned against the fence of the Disney alum’s property, and a “Private Property, No Trespassing” sign was posted on the gate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
The skateboard flew from her hands and skidded into the street, where a car, horn blaring, rolled over it.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
Elementary and middle school students were banned from using e-bikes, as well as electric scooters and skateboards, on school property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The sign on the tennis courts read 'no bikes and no skateboards'.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Currently, she has eleven “champion trick-trained” dogs that can even ride skateboards if the party gets too dull.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025
Sawyer showcases favorite old skateboards, snowboards, bikes, canoes and collateral in his wood shop.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
I tried to think about basketball players, skateboards, the different kinds of candy in my mom’s shop.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
So he must have skateboarded as a kid growing up in Long Beach, right?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
A 21-year-old man has skateboarded from Brighton to Africa in 55 days.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
He photographed sunsets and skateboarded, a passion that he had had since he was 6 — one his stepfather thought he was too old for.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
Flashy and funny, he’s a favorite among fans for his hijinks on social media, like the time he skateboarded around disguised as an old man, bewildering an unassuming crowd.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
When you skateboarded down the street at night you could hear everyone’s heartbeat, and they could hear yours, sort of like sonar.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
My brothers were particularly fond of one wooden ewe mounted on wheels, which gave her the jaunty appearance of a sheep who had recently discovered skateboarding.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
"It's a neat move to work with a skateboarding brand," she adds.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
There has also been a noticeable decline in the number of childhood injuries from other outdoor activities such as skateboarding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
He’d never before called Roy, but now he wanted him to go skateboarding at the outlet mall.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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