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ice skate

1 American  

noun

  1. a shoe fitted with a metal blade for skating skate on ice.

  2. skate.

ice-skate 2 American  
[ahys-skeyt] / ˈaɪsˌskeɪt /

verb (used without object)

ice-skated, ice-skating

  1. to skate on ice.

ice skate British  

noun

  1. a boot having a steel blade fitted to the sole to enable the wearer to glide swiftly over ice

  2. the steel blade on such a boot or shoe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to glide swiftly over ice on ice skates

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • ice skater noun
  • ice-skater noun

Etymology

Origin of ice skate1

First recorded in 1895–1900

Origin of ice-skate2

First recorded in 1945–50; v. use of ice skate

Example Sentences

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Amelie Huet, 18, was in the ice skate bar nearby with a group of friends during the incident.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

April was an energetic young mother who loved to move, and she and Hunter would bike near the river, rollerblade, and ice skate together.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2024

“He’s not just a student at a boarding school, but the script called for him to ice skate — he was a hockey player!”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023

Among their inventions over the years were: a rubber shoe insert, a paper-making machine, an innovative ice skate.

From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023

“Squirrels are fast. I’ll take the cookies instead, and I’ll ice skate the whole way.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

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