skateboard

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noun

skate·​board ˈskāt-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce skateboard (audio)
: a short board mounted on small wheels that is used for coasting and for performing athletic stunts

skateboard

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verb

skateboarded; skateboarding; skateboards

intransitive verb

: to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard
skateboarder noun

Examples of skateboard in a Sentence

Verb He skateboards to school every day.
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Noun
Strollers, skateboards, skates, stickers, balloons, markers. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024 How did someone end up so good at using crutches to breakdance or skateboard? Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
About an hour later, members of the Alvarez family spotted one of Merle’s other sons skateboarding around their apartment complex, stopping him to ask about Alvarez. Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024 And no skateboarding or wandering the tunnels alone. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for skateboard 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1953, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skateboard was in 1953

Dictionary Entries Near skateboard

Cite this Entry

“Skateboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skateboard. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

skateboard

1 of 2 noun
skate·​board ˈskāt-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce skateboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a short board mounted on small wheels that is used for coasting and for performing athletic stunts

skateboard

2 of 2 verb
: to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard
skateboarder
-ˌbōrd-ər How to pronounce skateboard (audio)
-ˌbȯrd-
noun

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