skate

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: skate

1	n v	sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs move along on skates
2	n	large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: skate

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; ice skate
skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole; in-line skate
a shoe with a line of rollers fixed to the sole; roller skate
a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole; figure skate
an ice skate worn for figure skating; has a slightly curved blade and a row of jagged points at the front of the blade; hockey skate
an ice skate worn for playing hockey; has a short blade and a strong boot to protect the feet and ankles; rocker
an ice skate with a curved blade; Rollerblade
(trademark) an in-line skate; racing skate, speed skate
an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing

Type of:: sports equipment
equipment needed to participate in a particular sport

“The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter”

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move along on ice skates; figure skate
dance on skates; roller skate
travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles; skateboard
ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom; Rollerblade
travel on shoes with a single line of rubber wheels attached to their soles; spread-eagle
execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; Raja batis, gray skate, grey skate
common European skate used as food; Raja erinacea, little skate
most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches; Raja radiata, thorny skate
cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches; Raja laevis, barndoor skate
one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook

Type of:: ray
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

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