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skating

/ˈskeɪtɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
  2. To skateboard
  3. To use the skating technique.
  4. To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty.
  5. The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
  6. The sport of moving along a surface using skates.
  7. A method of propulsion, where one moves similar to how a skater propels themselves. A technique in skiing, where a ski is planted diagonally, to push off of, and one slides forward on the ski facing straight foward, and then repeats the process with the swapping of the feet's actions.

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Sources

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