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
Mark, on a skateboard, and Jacob, also wearing inline skates, followed a little more than an arm’s length behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Mark, on a skateboard, and Jacob, also wearing inline skates, followed a little over an arm’s length behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
The 18-year-old tells BBC Newsbeat he's been reflecting on how he's done so far, as well as hanging out with friends and learning to skateboard.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Linda screamed when Joaquin started to walk in the back door, and he froze, skateboard still in hand.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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
Prized artworks and sports memorabilia, including painted skateboards, as well as a novel manuscript.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
At first, the children zipping around on bikes, roller skates and skateboards took little notice of the world famous athlete riding among them.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2024
Collin is a kid who skateboards at the park where the summer team practices.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
A 21-year-old man has skateboarded from Brighton to Africa in 55 days.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
I found a spot and followed her with my camera as she skateboarded effortlessly until the sun went down.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
Kids skateboarded, people did yoga, bicycle riders whizzed past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2021
He has crowd-surfed, skateboarded and made memorable quips at nationally televised debates.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2019
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
While the Olympics have recently added skateboarding, surfing and breakdancing, the Commonwealths - with India having a big say - look set to reintroduce cricket, shooting, archery and hockey.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Linton fondly remembers the great food in the city and hanging out with friends in other bands while Burch spent downtime skateboarding in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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
The SEA Games drew thousands of athletes from across the region to Thailand for competition in events ranging from football and fencing to skateboarding and combat sports.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
That night I couldn’t sleep, so I dug out a stack of old skateboarding magazines.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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