- skate
- skate1 [skeıt] n[Sense: 1-2,4; Date: 1600-1700; : Dutch; Origin: schaats 'stilt, skate', from Old North French escache 'stilt'][Sense: 3; Date: 1300-1400; : Old Norse; Origin: skata]1.)one of a pair of boots with metal blades on the bottom, for moving quickly on ice= ↑ice skate2.)one of a pair of boots or frames with small wheels on the bottom, for moving quickly on flat smooth surfaces= ↑roller skate3.) [U and C] plural skate or skatesa large flat sea fish that can be eaten4.) get/put your skates onBrE spoken used to tell someone to hurry▪ Put your skates on, or you'll be late for school.skate 2skate2 v1.) to move on skates▪ The children skated on the frozen pond.2.) be skating on thin ice [i]informalto be doing something that may get you into trouble>skater nskate over/around [skate over/around sth] phr vto avoid mentioning a problem or subject, or not give it enough attention▪ The President was accused of skating over the issue of the homeless.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.