skates

noun

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

noun

A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating

1. A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
2. The act of skateboarding

   There's time for a quick skate before dinner.

3. The act of roller skating or ice skating

   The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.

1. To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
2. To skateboard
3. To use the skating technique.
4. To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty.

noun

A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body.

1. A worn-out horse.
2. A mean or contemptible person.