—skate /skeɪt/
noun [C or U] (PLURAL skate or skates) (FISH)
► F0 a large, flat sea fish, which can be eaten as foodSee picture: a skate - a type of fish 
Thesaurus+: ↑Sea fish , ↑Fish and seafood
noun [C] (PLURAL skates) (BOOT)
► A2 a special boot with a thin metal bar fixed to the bottom that you wear to move quickly on ice, or a boot with four small wheels fixed to the bottom so that you can move over a hard surface: » a pair of ice skates» a pair of roller skatesThesaurus+: ↑Skates and skateboards• • •
Extra Examples:» My skates were a bit small.» You can hire skates at the rink.verb [I + adv/prep, T] ↑Verb Endings for skate
► B1 to move, or make a particular movement on a surface, using skates: » The ice on the river is thick enough to skate on/across/over.» Shall we go skating tomorrow?Thesaurus+: ↑Other winter sports• • •
Extra Examples:» When the lake freezes over , we can go skating on it.» She skated over to where I was standing.- allow me
- allow of sth
- alloy
- all-points bulletin
- all-purpose
- all-purpose flour
- all right
- all roads lead to Rome
- all round
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all's fair in love and war
- all shapes and sizes
- all-singing
- all-singing, all-dancing
- allspice
- (all) square
- all square
- all-star
- all-terrain vehicle
- all that glitters is not gold
- all the best!
- all the better
- all the better, stronger, more exciting, etc.
- all/the four corners of the world/earth