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Word: Skate
Speech Type: Verb
mid 17th century (originally as the plural scates): from Dutch schaats (singular but interpreted as plural), from Old French eschasse ‘stilt’
skeɪt
move on ice skates or roller skates in a gliding fashion
Short Definition:move on ice skates or roller skates in gliding fashion
Examples:- the boys were skating on the ice
pass over or refer only fleetingly to (a subject or problem)
Short Definition:pass over or refer only fleetingly to
Examples:- she seemed to skate over the next part of her story
make quick and easy progress through
Short Definition:make quick and easy progress through
Examples:- he admits he had expected to skate through the system
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