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to skateboard

to skateboard

11 2.5
To ride on a flat board with small wheels while pushing with one foot
  • verb
  • /ˈskeɪtbɔrd/
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  • Joanna loves playing with her sons, skateboarding with her husband, and hanging out with friends.
  • go skateboarding
  • learn to skateboard
  • want to skateboard

He says, Daddy, I don't want to bike, I want to skateboard.

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Examples

  • But you can't skateboard at the opera!

  • Every Saturday, I love to skateboard at the park with my friends.

  • No, we used to skateboard together.

  • Among other things, my kid loves to skateboard.

    Blog text (9)
  • "I just came to the mall to skateboard, but everyone said this was pretty cool.

    Academic text (2009)
  • There are people who skateboard who are involved in a highly structured and competitive circuit.

    Academic text (1996)
  • l didn't know you could skateboard like that.

  • He loves to skateboard and ride on his BMX bike.

  • Doug planned to go skateboarding this afternoon with his friend Rick at 1:00.

    Academic text (1999)
  • We went skateboarding.

Synonyms

to skate
vsto skateboard
305 1.0

To move smoothly using shoes with blades or wheels on a smooth surface

rides on a flat board using small wheels under it
to ice skate
vsto skateboard
5 1.9

To move on ice using boots with metal blades

moves on a flat board using small wheels on hard ground
to roller skate
vsto skateboard
4 2.7

To move on shoes that have small wheels under them for fun or sport

rides on a flat board with small wheels under it
to paddleboarding
vsto skateboard
3.8

To stand or kneel on a board and use a paddle to move on water

rides on a flat board using small wheels to move on land

Surface Forms

skateboard infinitive
skateboarded past participle
skateboarding present participle
skateboards third person singular

Morphology

skateboard = skateboard (transparent) = skate + board

The verb is formed by conversion from the noun 'skateboard', and the base compound itself is straightforwardly interpretable from its parts.

Etymology

Skateboard as a verb comes from the noun and means 'to ride' a skateboard, so to skateboard is to move on that 'board' and do tricks while standing on it.