skate
skate Lexical Profile
skate Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A boot or shoe fitted with a metal blade for gliding on ice, or with a set of wheels for rolling on a hard surface.
"She carefully laced up her left skate before confidently stepping onto the ice rink."
A flattened marine fish of the family Rajidae, characterized by broad pectoral fins and a relatively thick tail lacking stinging spines.
"During the marine biology expedition, the diver photographed a large skate resting camouflaged on the sandy ocean floor."
• verb
To glide or move along a surface using ice skates, roller skates, or a skateboard.
"The children love to skate on the frozen pond during the winter holidays."
To make quick, effortless progress through a task or situation, often avoiding serious effort, scrutiny, or consequences.
"Because of his innate talent for mathematics, he managed to skate through the advanced calculus course with minimal studying."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The word for the footwear derives from Dutch 'schaats' (which was singular but mistaken for a plural in English), originating from Old Northern French 'escache' (stilt). The word for the fish derives from Old Norse 'skata'.
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