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FIGURE SKATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ice skate worn for figure skating; has a slightly curved blade and a row of jagged points at the front of the blade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("figure skate" is a kind of...):
ice skate (skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dance on skates
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "figure skate" is one way to...):
skate (move along on skates)
"Figure skate" entails doing...:
dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "figure skate"):
spread-eagle (execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out)
Sentence frame:
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