SPEED SKATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing

Synonyms:

racing skate; speed skate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("speed skate" is a kind of...):

ice skate (skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole)

Derivation:

speed skate (race on skates)

Meaning:

Race on skates

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "speed skate" is one way to...):

race; run (compete in a race)

"Speed skate" entails doing...:

skate (move along on skates)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

speed skate (an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing)