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skate over — phrasal verb skate over or skate around [transitive] Word forms skate over/around : present tense I/you/we/they skate over/around he/she/it skates over/around present participle skating over/around past tense skated over/around past participle… … English dictionary
skate over — verb treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑gloss over, ↑smooth over, ↑slur over, ↑skimp over • Hypernyms: ↑treat, ↑handle, ↑do by … Useful english dictionary
skate over/round/around — pass over or refer only fleetingly to (a subject or problem). → skate … English new terms dictionary
skate around — ● skate * * * ˌskate ˈover/a ˈround [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they skate over/around he/she/it skates over/around … Useful english dictionary
skate around — phrasal verb skate over or skate around [transitive] Word forms skate over/around : present tense I/you/we/they skate over/around he/she/it skates over/around present participle skating over/around past tense skated over/around past participle… … English dictionary
skate — skate1 [skeıt] n [Sense: 1 2,4; Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: schaats stilt, skate , from Old North French escache stilt ] [Sense: 3; Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: skata] 1.) one of a pair of boots with metal blades on the bottom, for … Dictionary of contemporary English
skate — skate1 [ skeıt ] noun * 1. ) count a type of shoe with a thin metal blade on the bottom, used for moving quickly on ice: ICE SKATE a ) the metal blade that is attached to the bottom of an ice skate 2. ) count a type of shoe with four thick wheels … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skate — 1 noun 1 (C) one of a pair of boots with metal blades on the bottom, for moving quickly on ice; iceskate2 2 (C) one of a pair of boots or frames with small wheels on the bottom, for moving quickly on flat smooth surfaces; roller skate 3 (C, U)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
skate — Ⅰ. skate [1] ► NOUN 1) an ice skate or roller skate. 2) a wheeled device used to move a heavy or unwieldy object. ► VERB 1) move on ice skates or roller skates in a gliding fashion. 2) ride on a skateboard. 3) … English terms dictionary
skate — [[t]ske͟ɪt[/t]] skates, skating, skated (The plural skate is used in meaning 4.) 1) N COUNT Skates are ice skates. 2) N COUNT Skates are roller skates. 3) VERB If you skate, you move about wearing ice skates or roller skates. I actually skated,… … English dictionary
