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SKATEBOARD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("skateboard" is a kind of...):

board (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose)

wheeled vehicle (a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people)

Derivation:

skateboard (ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "skateboard" is one way to...):

skate (move along on skates)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

skateboard (a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot)

skateboarder (someone who skates on a skateboard)

skateboarding (the sport of skating on a skateboard)

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