skates

skate ¹  (skt)

n.

1. An ice skate.

2. A roller skate.

3. A skateboard.

4. The act or a period of skating or skateboarding.

intr.v. skat·ed, skat·ing, skates

1. To glide or move along on or as if on skates.

2. To ride or perform stunts on a skateboard.

3. Informal To act in an irresponsible or superficial manner.

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[From Dutch schaats, stilt, skate (taken as pl.), from Middle Dutch schaetse, from Old North French escache, stilt, perhaps of Germanic origin.]

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skate ²  (skt)

n.

Any of various rays of the genus Raja, having a flattened body and greatly expanded pectoral fins that extend around the head.

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[Middle English scate, from Old Norse skata.]

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skate ³  (skt)

n.

1. A fellow; a person.

2. A decrepit horse; a nag.

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[Perhaps alteration of dialectal skite, contemptible person; see blatherskite.]

Translations

skates → زلاجات brusle skøjter Schlittschuhe τροχοπέδιλα patines luistimet patins klizaljke pattini スケート靴 스케이트 schaatsen skøyter łyżwy patins коньки skridskor รองเท้าสเก็ต patenler giày trượt băng 溜冰鞋