to skate

Examples

• All

• She learned how to skate effortlessly after just a few lessons.

• Instead, I would come out to see her on Sunday, and we could skate and relax.

  Fiction book (1993)

• We'll teach them to skate...

  Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)

• The reason I love to skate is because it's such a challenging sport.

  Academic text (1996)

• Mom says we can go skating tomorrow.

  The Good Son (1993)

• The village fire department had ruled that nobody could skate on the pond this year.

  Fiction book (1990)

• We've been skating all morning and laughing and talking of memories past.

  South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

• The children love to skate at the rink every weekend.

• During the winter, we often skate on the frozen pond in our neighborhood.

Synonyms

G

to glide

vsto skate

89 2.9

To move smoothly and without effort through the air or over a surface

requires wearing gliding footwear to produce the smooth surface movement

R

to rollerblade

vsto skate

7 3.7

To move on skates with wheels in one line

covers movement on various surfaces while wearing rolling footwear, not only inline types

I

to ice skate

vsto skate

5 1.9

To move on ice using boots with metal blades

is broader, covering movement on ice or on wheels using appropriate footwear

R

to roller skate

vsto skate

4 2.7

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

is general movement while wearing gliding footwear, not only four wheeled shoes

F

to figure skate

vsto skate

1 4.4

To perform jumps and dance moves on ice while wearing skates

is about smooth movement in general rather than performance or display

S

to speed skate

vsto skate

1 3.9

To skate fast in races on ice

is general smooth movement rather than competitive high speed activity

Antonyms

S

stop

310 1.0

An act when something ends or pauses

Idioms

S

to skate on thin ice

• Informal

1 6.8

To take a risk that can get you in trouble

S

to skate your lane

• Informal

9.4

To focus on your own work and not get involved in other people's work

Phrasal Verbs

S

to skate around

1 7.0

Avoid facing a difficult subject directly

F

to figure skate

1 4.4

To perform jumps and dance moves on ice while wearing skates

S

to skate over

• Informal

1 6.9

Handle a problem quickly without looking at the details

S

to speed skate

1 3.9

To skate fast in races on ice

Compounds

R

roller skate

9 2.3

A shoe with small wheels under it for moving on hard ground

I

ice skate

3 1.0

A boot with a metal blade that lets you move on ice

I

in-line skate

1 3.2

A boot with a single line of small wheels used for skating on smooth surfaces

H

hockey skate

1 2.8

A boot with a short metal blade that you wear on ice for playing hockey

R

racing skate

1 4.6

An ice skate with a long thin blade for going fast on ice

B

barndoor skate

• Specialized

8.3

A large flat fish like a ray that lives in the western Atlantic and is often caught

F

figure skate

3.2

A boot with a metal blade and toe picks for jumps and spins on ice

L

little skate

• Specialized

9.1

A small flat fish that lives in shallow waters near North American coasts

G

gray skate

• US

7.8

A large flat fish with gray skin that people often eat

T

thorny skate

• UK

9.5

A flat fish with spines on its back that lives on cold ocean floors

S

speed skate

3.2

An ice skate with a long straight blade for fast racing on ice

How Smoothly

to glide

89 2.9

to skate

305 1.0

to shuffle

45 3.8

to wobble

40 3.8

Surface Forms

Etymology