skating

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.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

skating - the sport of gliding on skates       ice skating - skating on ice roller skating - skating on wheels skateboarding - the sport of skating on a skateboard speed skating - competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course) athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

Translations

skating [ˈskeɪtɪŋ] n → patinaje m;

figure skating → patinaje m artístico

skating [ˈskeɪtɪŋ] skate n → patinage m

skating [ˈskeɪtɪŋ] skate n → Eislauf m

skating [ˈskeɪtɪŋ] n → pattinaggio