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单词 skate
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skate

1
[ skeyt ]
/ skeɪt /
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noun

verb (used without object), skat·ed, skat·ing.

verb (used with object), skat·ed, skat·ing.

to slide (a flat) across the floor of a stage.

Idioms for skate

    get / put one's skates on, British Informal. to make haste.
    skate on thin ice, to be or place oneself in a risky or delicate situation: Taking a public stand on the question would be skating on thin ice.

Origin of skate

1
First recorded in 1640–50; originally plural scates, from Dutch schaats (singular) “skate,” Middle Dutch schaetse “stilt” (compare Medieval Latin scatia ), of unknown origin

OTHER WORDS FROM skate

skate·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby skate

skanky-ho, Skara Brae, skarn, Skase, skat, skate, skateboard, skateboarding, skatemobile, skate over, skatepark

Definition for skate (2 of 3)

skate2
[ skeyt ]
/ skeɪt /

noun, plural (especially collectively) skate, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) skates.

any of several rays of the genus Raja, usually having a pointed snout, as R. binoculata(big skate ), inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of the United States, growing to a length of 8 feet (2.4 meters).

Origin of skate

2
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English scate, from Old Norse skata

Definition for skate (3 of 3)

skate3
[ skeyt ]
/ skeɪt /

noun Slang.

a person; fellow: He's a good skate.
a contemptible person.
an inferior, decrepit horse; nag.

Origin of skate

3
First recorded in 1890–95; perhaps special use of skate2
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British Dictionary definitions for skate (1 of 3)

skate1
/ (skeɪt) /

noun

verb (intr)

Word Origin for skate

C17: via Dutch from Old French éschasse stilt, probably of Germanic origin

British Dictionary definitions for skate (2 of 3)

skate2
/ (skeɪt) /

noun plural skate or skates

any large ray of the family Rajidae, of temperate and tropical seas, having flat pectoral fins continuous with the head, two dorsal fins, a short spineless tail, and a long snout

Word Origin for skate

C14: from Old Norse skata

British Dictionary definitions for skate (3 of 3)

skate3
/ (skeɪt) /

noun

US slang a person; fellow

Word Origin for skate

from Scottish and northern English dialect skate, a derogatory term of uncertain origin
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Idioms and Phrases with skate

skate

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