Definition

1. Noun:

   • A boot with a steel blade attached to its sole, used for gliding on ice: An "ice skate" is a piece of footwear designed specifically for moving over ice. It consists of a boot and a metal blade.

2. Verb:

   • To move or glide on ice using ice skates: The action of traveling over a surface of ice while wearing ice skates.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • She laced up her new ice skates before stepping onto the rink.
  • The hockey player's ice skates were sharpened before the game.

• Verb:

  • They love to ice skate on the frozen pond every winter.
  • Can you ice skate backwards?

Advanced Usage

• "to go ice skating": This is a common phrase describing the activity of skating for recreation or sport.
  • Our family plans to go ice skating this weekend.

Variants and Related Words

• Ice skating (n): The activity, sport, or art of moving on ice skates.

  • Ice skating is a popular Olympic sport.

• Ice skater (n): A person who ice skates.

  • The ice skater performed a beautiful spin.

Synonyms

• Glide (v): To move smoothly and continuously along a surface. (Describes the motion of ice skating.)
• Skate (v/n): A more general term that can refer to ice skating or roller skating, depending on context.

Related Phrases

• Figure skate (n): A type of ice skate used for figure skating, with a toe pick.
• Hockey skate (n): A type of ice skate designed for playing ice hockey.

Noun

1. skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole

Verb

1. move along on ice skates