roller skate

roller skate

n.1. A shoe or boot with a set of wheels attached to its sole for skating on hard surfaces.2. A metal frame with a set of such wheels that is attached to the sole of a shoe.

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roll′er-skate′ v.roller skater n.

roller skate

n 1. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a boot or shoe with four small wheels attached that enable the wearer to glide swiftly over a floor or other surface 2. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a device having clamps or straps for attaching such wheels to a boot or shoe vb (Individual Sports, other than specified) (intr) to move on roller skates roller skater n

roll′er skate`

n. a form of skate with four wheels or rollers, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction. [1860–65, Amer.] roll′er-skate`, v.i. roll′er skat`er, n.

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Noun	1.	roller skate - a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the soleroller - a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)skate - sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
Verb	1.	roller skate - travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles; "In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionskate - move along on skates; "The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter"

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