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The word "skate" can be used as noun, verb, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Skater barndoor skate bobskate bottlenose skate cheapskate clap skate figure skate flapper skate get one's skates on ghost skate hockey skate ice-skate in-line skate labor skate mavis skate mud skate parlour skate quad skate rink skate roller-skate skate around skate by skate key skate on skate on thin ice skate one's lane skate over skate punk skate skiing skate-around skateboard skatepark skater

Etymologically Related To

scatch

Context

skiing sport

First Subevents

put on skates put skates on put skates on feet

Last Subevents

leave ice remove skates sit down to remove skates step on or off ice take off skates take skates off

Prerequisites

buy pair of skates buy roller skates buy rollerblades or skates buy skateboard buy skates do as little as possible find ice find rink go on ice go to ice rink go to rink got to frozen pond goto rink have pair of skates have skates lace up skates not work so hard put on put on helmet put on ice skates put on skates put on skating shoes put skates on put skates on feet really talk to skating tutor wear skates

Subevents

alternate legs avoid slower skaters bend knees circle rink conga line cross over dance dance to romantic music dodge foot traffic enter rink fall fall down fall down and injure myself falling down feel little shaky fell down free skate get away with get out of way getting arrested glide glide across ice go around in circles grab side railing hear organ music hokey pokey hold hand hop over bad spots jump listen for whistle look at other skaters lose balance maintain balance may play hockey melt ice might fall move around rink move faster than walking move in rythm to music put on skates rent skates rest on record retie shoes return to skate rental location romance shoot goal skate backwards skip turn spin swing arms try on shoes wave everyone out of way

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

glide ray sports equipment

Type Of (IsA)

athletic footwear exercise clothes fish ray sports equipment

Manner Of

glide

Motivated By Goal

adrenaline rush cool do easy way engage in recreation excercise exercise fun get by easy get laid get there faster than walking glide across ice hold hand hold partner joy keep fit like like skating like to like to move fast move fast move to music perform for others show off there snow in ground were tired of walking

Part Of

ice hockey

Related Terms

batoidea blade blades figure fish footwear for sports fun fun sliding gliding hockey ice ice figure ice skate ice skating ice sport in hockey laces on ice protrude rajidae ray roller roller blades roller ice roller skate roller skating roller wheels runner shoe shoe wheels skateboard skateboarding skating skating technique sliding sliding gliding sport sports wheeled wheeled shoe wheels

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.