- skate over/round/around
- pass over or refer only fleetingly to (a subject or problem).→ skate
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
skate over/round/around
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skate over — verb treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑gloss over, ↑smooth over, ↑slur over, ↑skimp over • Hypernyms: ↑treat, ↑handle, ↑do by … Useful english dictionary
skate — Ⅰ. skate [1] ► NOUN 1) an ice skate or roller skate. 2) a wheeled device used to move a heavy or unwieldy object. ► VERB 1) move on ice skates or roller skates in a gliding fashion. 2) ride on a skateboard. 3) … English terms dictionary
skate — skate1 noun 1》 an ice skate or roller skate. 2》 a wheeled device used to move a heavy or unwieldy object. verb 1》 move on ice skates or roller skates. ↘ride on a skateboard. 2》 (skate over/round/around) pass over or refer only fleetingly to… … English new terms dictionary
skate around — ● skate * * * ˌskate ˈover/a ˈround [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they skate over/around he/she/it skates over/around … Useful english dictionary
skate — [[t]ske͟ɪt[/t]] skates, skating, skated (The plural skate is used in meaning 4.) 1) N COUNT Skates are ice skates. 2) N COUNT Skates are roller skates. 3) VERB If you skate, you move about wearing ice skates or roller skates. I actually skated,… … English dictionary
skate — skate1 [ skeıt ] noun * 1. ) count a type of shoe with a thin metal blade on the bottom, used for moving quickly on ice: ICE SKATE a ) the metal blade that is attached to the bottom of an ice skate 2. ) count a type of shoe with four thick wheels … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skater — Ⅰ. skate [1] ► NOUN 1) an ice skate or roller skate. 2) a wheeled device used to move a heavy or unwieldy object. ► VERB 1) move on ice skates or roller skates in a gliding fashion. 2) ride on a skateboard. 3) … English terms dictionary
skating — Ⅰ. skate [1] ► NOUN 1) an ice skate or roller skate. 2) a wheeled device used to move a heavy or unwieldy object. ► VERB 1) move on ice skates or roller skates in a gliding fashion. 2) ride on a skateboard. 3) … English terms dictionary
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