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Skate shoes — This article is about shoes used in skateboarding. For other uses, see Roller shoes Skate shoes are shoes specially designed and manufactured for use in skateboarding. While many non skaters choose to wear skate shoes, the design of the skate… … Wikipedia
skate — skeɪt n. ice skate, shoe with a blade on the bottom for gliding on ice; roller skate, shoe with wheels on the bottom for gliding on hard surfaces; any of a number of large flat fish that are related to rays v. glide across ice with ice skates;… … English contemporary dictionary
skate — skate1 [skāt] n. [taken as sing. of earlier skates < Du schaats, a skate, stilt < NormFr escache < OFr eschace, stilt, crutch < Frank * skatja, stilt] 1. a) a bladelike metal runner mounted in a frame having clamps and straps for… … English World dictionary
Skate — (sk[=a]t), n. [D. schaats. Cf. {Scatches}.] A metallic runner with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for moving rapidly on ice. [1913 Webster] Batavia rushes forth; and as they sweep, On… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shoe — This article is about footwear. For other uses, see Shoe (disambiguation). Various shoes for sale in Quarry Bay … Wikipedia
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 */ — I UK [skeɪt] / US noun Word forms skate : singular skate plural skates 1) a) [countable] a type of shoe with a thin metal blade on the bottom, used for moving quickly on ice b) the metal blade that is fixed to the bottom of an ice skate 2)… … English dictionary
skate — I. /skeɪt / (say skayt) noun 1. a steel blade attached to the bottom of a shoe, enabling a person to glide on ice. 2. a shoe with such a blade attached. 3. → rollerskate (def. 1). 4. → rollerblade (def. 1). 5. Electricity the sliding contact… …
Skate or Die! — Infobox VG title = Skate or Die! developer = Electronic Arts publisher = Electronic Arts released = 1987 genre = Skateboarding modes = 1 8 Players platforms = Apple IIgs, ZX Spectrum, C64, NES, MS DOS, Amstrad CPC, Virtual Console (EU and AUS… … Wikipedia
skate — [skeɪt] noun [C] I 1) a type of shoe with a thin metal blade on the bottom, used for moving quickly on ice Syn: ice skate 2) a type of shoe with four thick wheels on the bottom, used for moving quickly on a smooth surface Syn: roller skates II… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
