Skates meaning : A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating. A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating 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. The act of skateboarding The act of roller skating or ice skating To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates. To skateboard To use the skating technique. To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty. 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 worn-out horse. A mean or contemptible person.