Skate Definition–noun | 3. | the blade of an ice skate. | | 4. | a skid on a lifeboat to facilitate launching from a listing ship. | –verb (used without object) | 5. | to glide or propel oneself over ice, the ground, etc., on skates. | | 6. | to glide or slide smoothly along. | | 7. | Slang. to shirk one's duty; loaf. | | 8. | (of the tone arm on a record player) to swing toward the spindle while a record is playing. | –verb (used with object) | 9. | to slide (a flat) across the floor of a stage. | —Idioms | 10. | get or put one's skates on, British Informal. to make haste. | | 11. | skate on thin ice, to be or place oneself in a risky or delicate situation: Taking a public stand on the question would be skating on thin ice. | |
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Ramp Definition–noun | 1. | a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline. | | 2. | a short concave slope or bend, as one connecting the higher and lower parts of a staircase railing at a landing. | | 3. | any extensive sloping walk or passageway. | | 5. | Also called boarding ramp. a movable staircase for entering or leaving a cabin door of an airplane. | –verb (used without object) | 7. | (of animals) to stand or move with the forelegs or arms raised, as in animosity or excitement. | | 8. | (of a lion or other large quadruped represented on a coat of arms) to rise or stand on the hind legs. | | 9. | to rear as if to spring. | | 10. | to leap or dash with fury (often fol. by about). | | 11. | to act violently; rage; storm: ramping and raging in a great fury. | –verb (used with object) | 12. | to provide with a ramp or ramps: Entrances will be ramped to accommodate those in wheelchairs. | —Verb phrase | 13. | ramp along, Nautical. to sail on a tack with all sails filled. | |
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