Skating meaning : 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. The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates. The sport of moving along a surface using skates. 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.