skate
1[ skeyt ]
/ skeɪt /
noun
verb (used without object), skat·ed, skat·ing.
verb (used with object), skat·ed, skat·ing.
to slide (a flat) across the floor of a stage.
Words nearby skate
skanky-ho, skara brae, skarn, skase, skat, skate, skate over, skate ski, skate-ski, skateboard, skateboarding
Idioms for skate
get/put one's skates on, British Informal. to make haste.
skate on thin ice, to be or place oneself in a risky or delicate situation: Taking a public stand on the question would be skating on thin ice.
Origin of skate
11640–50; orig. plural scates < Dutch schaats (singular) skate, Middle Dutch schaetse stilt (compare Medieval Latin scatia) < ?
OTHER WORDS FROM skate
skate·a·ble, adjectiveDefinition for skate (2 of 3)
skate2
[ skeyt ]
/ skeɪt /
noun, plural (especially collectively) skate, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) skates.
any of several rays of the genus Raja, usually having a pointed snout, as R. binoculata (big skate), inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of the U.S., growing to a length of 8 feet (2.4 meters).
Origin of skate
21300–50; Middle English scate < Old Norse skati
Definition for skate (3 of 3)
skate3
[ skeyt ]
/ skeɪt /
noun Slang.
a person; fellow: He's a good skate.
a contemptible person.
an inferior, decrepit horse; nag.
Origin of skate
3perhaps special use of skate2
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British Dictionary definitions for skate (1 of 3)
skate1
/ (skeɪt) /
noun
verb (intr)
Word Origin for skate
C17: via Dutch from Old French éschasse stilt, probably of Germanic origin
British Dictionary definitions for skate (2 of 3)
skate2
/ (skeɪt) /
noun plural skate or skates
any large ray of the family Rajidae, of temperate and tropical seas, having flat pectoral fins continuous with the head, two dorsal fins, a short spineless tail, and a long snout
Word Origin for skate
C14: from Old Norse skata
British Dictionary definitions for skate (3 of 3)
skate3
/ (skeɪt) /
noun
US slang a person; fellow
Word Origin for skate
from Scottish and northern English dialect skate, a derogatory term of uncertain origin
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