Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The exercise or art of moving on skates.
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- verb Present participle of
skate . - noun The action or
sport of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the sport of gliding on skates
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Examples
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"Look, competition in skating is a tough scene," says Dick Button, two-time Olympic champion and ABC analyst.
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Doesn't have dynamic physical tools and his skating is average.
Lower Canadian leagues, California churning out quality prospects 2010
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"I remember after we drafted Nash, people said his skating is a touch off and (director of amateur scouting) Don Boyd said, 'I don't know if his skating is off, but I've never seen him lose a race for the puck,'" MacLean says.
USATODAY.com - Starring role a good fit for Blue Jackets' Nash 2004
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We talked to Hannah about how skating is hard to learn.
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One key element to great skating is to watch how the skaters use their arms.
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But his skating is just adequate and he's had a rocky relationship with the coaches at the U.S.
Duchene, Tavares top forwards on Red Line Report's list 2009
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My skating is coming along well and now I just need to get the legs feeling fresh, fine tune the little things and get the snap back!!!
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Ice skating is the gymnastics of the winter games: overly reliant upon subjective scoring, and beloved by NBC to the expense of every other event.
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My skating is going well, but I've been pushing it for the past couple of weeks and now I'm pretty tired.
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One key element to great skating is to watch how the skaters use their arms.
smellab1000 commented on the word skating
It is so cool
February 10, 2009