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skates around

skates around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of skate around.

Meaning of skate around

Verb

skate around (third-person singular simple present skates around, present participle skating around, simple past and past participle skated around)

  1. Synonym of skate over.
    Synonyms:
    skate over
  2. (idiomatic) To be involved in various regions or parts of.
    • She'd skated around the social circle for years.
  3. (idiomatic) To avoid a barrier or potential problem.
    • He skated around the police during his time as a drug dealer.

Questions about skates around

What is skates around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Skates around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of skate around.

Words near skates around in the dictionary

  1. skater dresses
  2. skater rat
  3. skaterly
  4. skaters
  5. skates
  6. skates around
  7. skates by
  8. skates on
  9. skates on thin ice
  10. skates one's lane
  11. skates over

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