ice skate
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1.0
- noun
- /aɪs skeɪt/
:
patín de hielo
- He bought a new pair of ice skates for the upcoming competition.
- a pair of ice skates
So it has like my moon boots, my sorrel boots, my ski outfit, my ice skates and like stuff like that.
- So it has like my moon boots, my sorrel boots, my ski outfit, my ice skates and like stuff like that.
Examples
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It's my first day on ice skates.
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She swung her ice skates in a circle.
Fiction book (1990) -
Look at that ice skate there.
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Then they put on their ice skates.
Fiction book (1991) -
A blonde woman with ice skates hung over her right shoulder.
Fiction book (1994) -
Very close to this area, there is an ice skating rink, so if you visit the area, bring your ice skates.
Blog text (2) -
A pair of black ice skates was hanging by its laces next to a shelf of books.
Fiction book (1999) -
My mother started running across the ice, taking long strides, and then gliding, pretending her boots were ice skates.
Fiction book (1996) -
The second call was to Lieberman's Sporting Goods store, where he ordered two pairs of double-runner ice skates, saying he'd pick them up within the hour.
Fiction book (1994) -
She put on her ice skates and glided effortlessly across the rink.
Synonyms
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1.7
A shoe with a blade or wheels that you wear to glide on a smooth surface
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2.8
A boot with a short metal blade that you wear on ice for playing hockey
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7.3
A skate with a curved blade that helps make tight turns
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4.6
An ice skate with a long thin blade for going fast on ice
A boot with a metal blade and toe picks for jumps and spins on ice
An ice skate with a long straight blade for fast racing on ice
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to move or glide over ice using ice skates' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'ice' (frozen surface) with 'skate' (to glide using skates). This location/modifier + verb pattern is common and transparent across languages and follows normal English verb + noun compounding, so a B1 learner knowing both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Ice skate is named after a simple picture: a boot, the skate, with a thin metal blade under it that lets you slide on ice. That's why the word means the boot used for 'sliding on ice'.