Collins English-English Dictionary

skate [skeɪt]

1. 1. n See roller skate ice skate

2. 2. n the steel blade or runner of an ice skate

3. 3. n such a blade fitted with straps for fastening to a shoe

4. 4. n a current collector on an electric railway train that collects its current from a third rail - Compare bow collector

5. 5. vi. [intr] to glide swiftly on skates

6. 6. vi. to slide smoothly over a surface

7. 7. vi. [Etymology] C17: via Dutch from Old French éschasse stilt, probably of Germanic origin

skate [skeɪt]

1. 1. n 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

2. 2. n [Etymology] C14: from Old Norse skata

skate [skeɪt]

1. 1. n [US] [slang] a person; fellow

2. 2. n [Etymology] from Scottish and northern English dialect skate, a derogatory term of uncertain origin