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roller skate

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roller skate
n.
A shoe or boot with two or four wheels or casters attached to its sole for skating on hard surfaces.

roller-skate (rlr-skt) v.
roller skater n.

roller skate
n
(Individual Sports, other than specified) a device having clamps and straps for fastening to a boot or shoe and four small wheels that enable the wearer to glide swiftly over a floor or other surface
vb roller-skate
(Individual Sports, other than specified) (intr) to move on roller skates
roller skater  n
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Noun1.roller skate - a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the soleroller skate - a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole
roller - a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
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
Verb1.roller skate - travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles; "In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around"
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
skate - move along on skates; "The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter"


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She raced all over town on one roller skate, often cheated at `keeps,' but was such a quick shot one couldn't catch her at it.
 
 
 
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