Phrase guide

ice skate

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skate

Narrower terms: figure skate, hockey skate, rocker, speed skate, racing skate

3

verb

Meaning 3

move along on ice skates

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skate

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: չմուշկ (čʻmušk) — boot used for skating on ice
  • Breton: botez-riklañ — boot used for skating on ice
  • Catalan: patí de gel — boot used for skating on ice
  • Chinese Cantonese: 雪屐 (syut3 kek6) — boot used for skating on ice
  • Chinese Cantonese: 溜冰鞋 (lau4 bing1 haai4) — boot used for skating on ice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 溜冰鞋 (liūbīngxié) — boot used for skating on ice
  • Czech: brusle — boot used for skating on ice
  • Danish: skøjte — boot used for skating on ice
  • Dutch: schaats — boot used for skating on ice
  • Esperanto: sketilo — boot used for skating on ice
  • Finnish: luistin — boot used for skating on ice
  • French: patin à glace — boot used for skating on ice
  • German: Schlittschuh — boot used for skating on ice
  • Hungarian: korcsolya — boot used for skating on ice
  • Hungarian: jégkorcsolya — boot used for skating on ice
  • Ingrian: konjkka — boot used for skating on ice
  • Japanese: スケート靴 (sukēto gutsu) — boot used for skating on ice
  • Lithuanian: pačiūža — boot used for skating on ice
  • Luxembourgish: Schlitschong — boot used for skating on ice
  • Macedonian: ли́згалка (lízgalka) — boot used for skating on ice
  • Maltese: żarbun ta’ l-iskejzzjar — boot used for skating on ice
  • Mongolian: тэшүүр (tešüür) — boot used for skating on ice
  • Pannonian Rusyn: корчоля (korčolja) — boot used for skating on ice
  • Polish: łyżwa — boot used for skating on ice
  • Portuguese: patim de gelo — boot used for skating on ice
  • Russian: конёк (konjók) — boot used for skating on ice
  • Spanish: patín a hielo — boot used for skating on ice
  • Swedish: skridsko — boot used for skating on ice
  • Turkish: buz pateni — boot used for skating on ice
  • Volapük: sket — boot used for skating on ice
  • Welsh: esgid sglefrio — boot used for skating on ice