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A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating.
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A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating
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A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
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The act of skateboarding
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There's time for a quick skate before dinner.
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The act of roller skating or ice skating
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The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.
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To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
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To skateboard
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To use the skating technique.
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To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty.
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A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body.
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A worn-out horse.
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A mean or contemptible person.
Examples of skates in a Sentence
Skates made of bones have been dug up in this district.
Lucky for me she was still wearing the skates, so she could n't catch me.
Its chief manufactures are skates, files, locks and similar articles, and it has also cloth and cotton factories.
How can anything done on skates on ice look easy?
Skatebuys has a terrific selection of inline skates and equipment, including skates designed for women, juniors, aggressive skaters, and hockey players.
Their skating section, located in the Sports & Outdoors department, has an excellent array of inline skates for men, women and children.
You can also purchase used skates to save on cost.
Do you think we could have roller skates so we don't have to run anymore?
Do you think we could have roller skates so we do n't have to run anymore?
You should wear heavy socks like you would be wearing while roller blading, and be prepared to try on both skates and go for a little spin around the store.
On upright luggage (which most is these days) the better wheels have sealed ball bearings and are the same wheels used on in-line skates.
Roller skating - if you are lucky enough to have a roller rink in your town, consider strapping on the skates and enjoying a little music while you work out.
Remember to add shoes, skates, or the game ball to the table as well.
In addition to padding, shirts and heavy pants, your little hockey player will also need a mask, gloves, skates and padding.
Drink it chilled with bit of stinky French cheese and life skates by on rollerblades.
As children get older and start riding a bike, a scooter, or using skates, they should always wear a correctly fitting helmet.
Sporty families might also consider including some popular outdoor sporting décor, such as ski accessories, ice skates or sled decorations.
If you already own skates or bikes, break them out for some healthy outdoor fun.
While some of their moves may be too difficult or even dangerous to repeat, you can set your own criteria for judging, letting the kids express themselves out on the ice on skates.
Unlike skates, you're not trapped with wheels on your feet, making it hard to balance long after you're done commuting, showing off or just having fun.
In that case, you'd probably be better served by a pair of in-line skates, or if you prefer, traditional roller skates.
Today, Capezio's line includes the best commercial jazz, tap, and ballet shoes, but Capezio also offers ice skates and the same custom shoemaking for professional companies that originated in that small storefront over a hundred years ago.
If you live in a snowy climate, but you hate working out indoors, a road bike may still be the best option for you, with skis, skates and snowshoes being your exercise equipment in the winter months.
The difference is, of course, the ice skates.
The winners at the season finale are awarded the trophy appropriately dubbed the "Golden Skates" trophy.
Strapping skates onto celebrities and asking them to pull off some figure skating seems to be a recurring theme, however, since this is not the first time viewers have seen this format in a television show.
They discussed their options—snowshoeing and cross country skiing—but decided to try out the ice skates that they had purchased for one another for Christmas.
The saw-fishes, Pristidae, the electrical rays, Torpedinae, and ordinary rays and skates, are also found in considerable numbers.
They discussed their options—snowshoeing and cross country skiing—but decided to try out the ice skates that they had purchased for one another for Christmas.
No ice hockey skates are allowed on Sunday session.
We tried skating on frozen ponds with borrowed skates (not very successfully, as I remember ).
Dorothy Hamel doesn't skate anymore and your hair should hang up its skates too.
Internally they are found to consist of a lamina twisted upon itself, and externally they generally exhibit a tortuous structure, produced, before the cloaca was reached, by the spiral valve of a compressed small intestine (as in skates, sharks and dog-fishes); the surface shows also vascular impressions and corrugations due to the same cause.
Remscheid is a centre of the hardware industry, and large quantities of tools, scythes, skates and other small articles in iron, steel and brass are made for export to all parts of Europe, the East, and North and South America.
To the North Sea fishermen this fish is known as the "monk," a name which more properly belongs to Rhina squatina, a fish allied to the skates.
Lucky for me she was still wearing the skates, so she couldn't catch me.
Key staff are even equipped with roller skates to get from point to point.
The French officers have donned inline skates to patrol the streets where many of the youths are skating.
Charlie finds some skates in the toy department and shows off by skating around the balcony blindfold.
They are designed for those who want to show off on their skates and do tricks similar to the moves of a skateboarder.
Though her part in Boogie Nights wasn't a large one, she made a big impression by appearing on screen in nothing but a pair of roller skates.