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skates on

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

Meaning of skate on

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To escape punishment, such as by being acquitted in court.
    • I don't know how she skated on those charges, but the jury said not guilty.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To barely hold on or maintain.
    • He's been skating on his friendship with the boss, or he'd have been fired a long time ago.
    Synonyms:
    get off

Questions about skates on

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

Words near skates on in the dictionary

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

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