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| 1. | [ noun ] (sport,games) sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along on wheels and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs | |
| Synonyms: | skates | |
| Related terms: | sports_equipment roller_skate in-line_skate skateboard ice_skate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move along on skates | |
| Examples: | "The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter" |
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| Related terms: | glide roller_skate figure_skate ice_skate skateboard roller_blade sport skating | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (zoology) 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 | |
| Related terms: | ray little_skate gray_skate thorny_skate barndoor_skate Rajidae | |
| Similar spelling: |
skeat Skeete skit skeet skewed |
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