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ICE SKATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ice skate" is a kind of...):
skate (sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs)
Meronyms (parts of "ice skate"):
blade (the part of the skate that slides on the ice)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ice skate"):
figure skate (an ice skate worn for figure skating; has a slightly curved blade and a row of jagged points at the front of the blade)
hockey skate (an ice skate worn for playing hockey; has a short blade and a strong boot to protect the feet and ankles)
rocker (an ice skate with a curved blade)
racing skate; speed skate (an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing)
Derivation:
ice skate (move along on ice skates)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Move along on ice skates
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "ice skate" is one way to...):
skate (move along on skates)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
ice skate (skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole)
ice skating (skating on ice)
ice-skater (someone who engages in ice skating)
