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| a little |
If you skate a little in the winter, then you skate sometimes in the winter but not really a lot. [1/3 definitions] |
| blade |
the metal runner on an ice skate. [1/4 definitions] |
| can1 |
When you can do something, it means that you are able to do it. If you can ice skate, you move well on the ice and don't fall down all the time. If you can't ice skate, you probably stay on the side and fall down a lot. [1/3 definitions] |
| fairly |
When you ice skate fairly well, it means that you skate well, but not very, very well. [1/3 definitions] |
| ice-skate |
to skate on ice. |
| ice skate |
An ice skate is a boot with a sharp blade attached to the bottom. Ice skates are used for moving or dancing on ice at a rink or on a frozen lake or pond. |
| lace |
When you lace something, like a shoe or a skate, you tie two sides of it together with a string that goes through holes along the edges of the two sides. [1/3 definitions] |
| roller skate |
A roller skate is a shoe with wheels attached to it. Roller skates are made for skating on a hard surface like a sidewalk or wooden rink. |
| skate1 |
A skate is a shoe with a blade or a set of small wheels attached to the bottom. Skates are used to move on ice or other hard surfaces. [2 definitions] |
| well1 |
If you do something well, you do it the right way or in a good way. If you skate well, you are a good skater. If you sing well, people will want to hear you sing. [1/8 definitions] |
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