ice skate

¹

noun

1. a shoe fitted with a metal blade for skating skate on ice.
2. skate ¹( def 3 ).

ice-skate

²

[ ahys-skeyt ]

verb (used without object)

, ice-skat·ed, ice-skat·ing.

1. to skate on ice.

ice skate

noun

1. a boot having a steel blade fitted to the sole to enable the wearer to glide swiftly over ice
2. the steel blade on such a boot or shoe

verb

1. intr to glide swiftly over ice on ice skates

Derived Forms

• ˈice-ˌskater, noun

Other Words From

• ice skater noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ice skate¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Origin of ice skate²

First recorded in 1945–50; v. use of ice skate

Related Words

• glide