Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - skate

~1 n 1 one of a pair of boots with metal blades on the bottom, for moving quickly on ice; ice­skate2 2 one of a pair of boots or frames with small wheels on the bottom, for moving quickly on flat smooth surfaces; roller skate 3 plural skate or skates a large flat sea fish that can be eaten 4 get/put your skates on BrE spoken used to tell someone to hurry  (Put your skates on, or you'll be late for school.) ~2 v 1 to move on skates  (The children skated on the frozen pond.) 2 be skating on thin ice informal to be doing something that may get you into trouble - skater n skate over/around sth phr v to avoid mentioning a problem or subject, or not give it enough attention  (The President was accused of skating over the issue of the homeless.)