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Skate vs Skiing - What's the difference?

skate | skiing |

As verbs the difference between skate and skiing

is that skate is while skiing is (rare|nonstandard).

skate

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

(en noun)
  • A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
  • abbreviated form of ice skate or roller skate
  • The act of skateboarding
    • There's time for a quick skate before dinner.
  • The act of roller skating or ice skating
    • The boys had a skate every morning when the lake was frozen.

    Verb

    (skat)
  • To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
  • To skateboard
    • Derived terms
    * get one's skates on * roller-skate * skateboard * skate on thin ice * skatepark * skater

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) skata.

    Noun

    (wikipedia skate) (en noun)
  • A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays]]) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding , and wide [[fin#Noun, fins attached to a flat body.

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    * English terms with multiple etymologies ----

    skiing

    English

    (wikipedia skiing)

    Alternative forms

    * (pedantic)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (sports) A group of sports utilizing skis as primary equipment.

    • Derived terms

    * alpine skiing * caterpillar skiing * cross-country skiing * downhill skiing * heli-skiing, heliskiing * Nordic skiing * water-skiing

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