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Noun skate has 2 senses

skate - sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along on wheels and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
--₁ is a kind of sports equipment, sporting goods
--₁ has particulars:
ice skate; roller blade, in-line skate; roller skate; skateboard

Derived form: verb skate₁
skate - large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
--₂ is a kind of ray
--₂ is a member of Rajidae, family Rajidae
--₂ has particulars:
gray skate, Raja batis; little skate, Raja erinacea; thorny skate, Raja radiata; barndoor skate, Raja laevis

Verb skate has 1 sense

skate - move along on skates; "The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter"
--₁ is one way to glide

Derived forms: noun skate₁, noun skater₁, noun skating₁
Sample sentences:
They skate the river
They skate down the river