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| n. (artifact) | 1. skate | 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. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport. |
| n. (animal) | 2. skate | 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. |
| ~ ray | cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins. |
| ~ family rajidae, rajidae | bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates. |
| ~ gray skate, grey skate, raja batis | common European skate used as food. |
| ~ little skate, raja erinacea | 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. |
| ~ barndoor skate, raja laevis | one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook. |
| v. (motion) | 3. skate | move along on skates.; "The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ glide | move smoothly and effortlessly. |
| ~ ice skate | move along on ice skates. |
| ~ figure skate | dance on skates. |
| ~ roller skate | travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles.; "In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around" |
| ~ 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.; "you'd better wear a helmet and knee protectors when you Rollerblade!"; "The muscular actor loves to Rollerblade" |
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