Skate

Definitions

1. The ship of characters James "Sawyer" Ford and Kate Austen from the television series Lost.
   slang
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. A worn-out horse.
5. Ellipsis of ice skate.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
6. Ellipsis of roller skate.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
7. The act of skateboarding
8. The act of roller skating or ice skating
9. A makeshift handcar.
   Philippines

Equivalents

42 more languages

العربيةالزلاجةتزلجحِذَاء تَزَلُّجزلاقةشفنينمزلقة+ 3 more

Българскискат

Bosanskipatinarogскат

Catalàpatipatinar

Češtinabruslebrusleníbruslitrejnok+ 1 more

Cymraegcath fôrmorgathsglefrio

Danskskøjte

Ελληνικάπαγοπέδιλοτροχοπέδιλο

Esperantoglitkurirajosketisketilo+ 1 more

Suomiluistellaluisteluluistinrauskuskeitataskeittaus+ 3 more

Gaeilgescatasciata

Galegobicudopatín

Hrvatskipatinarogскат

Magyarkorcsolya

Հայերենչմուշկ

Bahasa Indonesiasekat

Íslenskalínuskautiskataskauti

Italianopattinapattinarerazza

日本語えいスケートスケートをする辷鱏鱝+ 3 more

ქართულიციგურა

ភាសាខ្មែរបបែល

한국어가오리스케이트스케이트를 타다스케트홍어+ 2 more

Kurdîpatin

ລາວຝາ

Lietuviųpačiūža

Latviešuslida

Te Reo Māoriwhai

Македонскилизгалка

മലയാളംതിരണ്ടി

မြန်မာလိပ်ကျောက်

Nederlandsrogschaatsschaatsenskateboardenskaten+ 2 more

Polskiłyżwapłaszczka

Portuguêsandar de skatearraiapatimpatinadapatinarraiaskate+ 4 more

Românăpatină

Русскийката́ние на конька́хката́ние на скейтбо́рдеката́ться на конька́хката́ться на скейтбо́рдеконёкконькискат+ 4 more

Slovenčinakorčuľakorčuľovať

Српскиpatinarogскат

Svenskaskejtaskridsko

ไทยกระเบนรองเท้าสเกต

Türkçekaykay yapmakpatenvatoz

Українськаковзанлижваскат

Tiếng Việtcá đuối

Examples

“There's time for a quick skate before dinner.”

“The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.”

“The fishermen crowding in the cafés were also waiting for the end⟳ of the storm, when the fish⟳, reassured, would rise⟳ to the surface after the bait. Soles, hog fish⟳ and skate were returning from their nocturnal expeditions. Day was now breaking.”

“Other deep creatures now being harvested or targeted as seafood include⟳ rattails, skates, squid, red crabs, orange roughy, black oreos, smooth oreos, hoki, blue ling, southern blue whiting, sablefish, black scabbard fish⟳ and spiny dogfish.”

“I opt for skate, which comes with a Champagne sauce, and a glass of Californian Pinot Gris.”

“But 'Skate' fans ended the series quite disappointed in him, as it seems that even after leaving with Kate, they couldn't be together.”

“(I've never subscribed to either of the Kate ships on the show⟳, but even I was almost a Skate convert in that moment.)”

“And while, as a Skate fan, I have⟳ to admit⟳ I was a bit disappointed that my side of the love⟳ square ultimately didn't win⟳ out (Sawyer ended up with Juliet, Jack ended up with Kate), I have⟳ to say⟳ I adored this small scene between my couple!”

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