skate

Universal Words verb, noun verb 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. 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.