ice skate ( def. 1 ) .

roller skate.

the blade of an ice skate.

a skid on a lifeboat to facilitate launching from a listing ship.

to glide or propel oneself over ice, the ground, etc., on skates.

to glide or slide smoothly along.

Slang . to shirk one's duty; loaf.

(of the tone arm on a record player) to swing toward the spindle while a record is playing.

to slide (a flat) across the floor of a stage. ?

get or put one's skates on

British Informal . to make haste.

skate on thin ice

to be or place oneself in a risky or delicate situation

Taking a public stand on the question would be skating on thin ice.

verb

coast , flow , glide , glissade , ice skate , roller skate , sail along , skim