Definition

1. Noun:

   • A shoe with wheels: A "roller skate" is a type of footwear, typically a boot or shoe, that has two pairs of small wheels attached to its sole, allowing the wearer to glide over a smooth surface.

2. Verb:

   • To move using roller skates: To "roller skate" means to travel or move around by wearing and using roller skates.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • She bought a new pair of roller skates for her birthday.
  • The old roller skates in the garage had metal wheels.

• Verb:

  • The children love to roller skate in the park on weekends.
  • In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around.

Advanced Usage

• "to go roller skating": to participate in the activity of moving on roller skates.
  • Let's go roller skating at the rink this afternoon.

Variants and Related Words

• Rollerblade® (noun/verb): A trademark for a type of in-line skate (wheels in a single line). Often used generically.
  • He prefers to rollerblade rather than use traditional roller skates.
• Roller skater (noun): A person who roller skates.
  • She is a talented roller skater who performs in shows.
• Roller skating (noun): The activity or sport of moving on roller skates.
  • Roller skating was very popular in the 1970s.

Synonyms

• Skate (verb/noun): A more general term that can refer to roller skating or ice skating, depending on context.
  • Can you skate? (This could mean either ice skate or roller skate.)

Related Phrases

• "roller skate key": A small, often T-shaped tool used to adjust the size of old-style roller skates that clamped onto regular shoes.
  • I lost my roller skate key, so I couldn't tighten my skates.

Noun

1. a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole

Verb

1. travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles
   • In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around