(idiomatic) To be (or to place oneself) in a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.

(skiing) Pertaining to the technique of skating.

A worn-out horse. / A mean or contemptible person.

A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body.

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. / Abbreviation of ice skate.

To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates. / To skateboard. / (skiing) To use the skating technique.

(ice hockey) To play in one's assigned position rather than straying to where the current action is.

Rajella dissimilis, a rajid fish of Namibia and South Africa.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters James "Sawyer" Ford and Kate Austen from the television series Lost.

Alternative form of bobskate