1 to move on skates (usually referring to ICESKATING, if no other information is given):
[V] Can you skate? * It was so cold that we were able to go skating on the lake. * [VN] He skated an exciting programme at the American Championships.
2 [V] to ride on a SKATEBOARD
IDIOMS see THINadj.
PHRASALVERBS
skate over sth to avoid talking about or considering a difficult subject:
He politely skated over the issue.
Part of speech: noun
1 = ICESKATE, ROLLERSKATE:
a pair of skates
2 (plural skate or skates) a large flat sea fish that can be eaten
IDIOMS
get / put your skates on (BrE, informal) used to tell sb to hurry:
Get your skates on or you'll miss the bus.
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Is skate a noun, verb, or something else?
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