skate·board
ˈskāt-ˌbȯrd 
: a short board mounted on small wheels that is used for coasting and for performing athletic stunts
skateboarded; skateboarding; skateboards
: to ride or perform stunts on a skateboard
Examples of skateboard in a Sentence
Verb
He skateboards to school every day.
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Fingerboards: Load up the Easter eggs with tiny skateboards, which are called fingerboards or finger skateboards.
—Erinne Magee, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
At the next session, the provisional sports program for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics was announced, revealing a schedule peppered with archetypical Californian sports like surfing and skateboarding.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Their bond is revealed in a series of vignettes: The man ties a dog leash around the meat lump and lugs it behind him on a skateboard (afternoon stroll).
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Fingerboards: Load up the Easter eggs with tiny skateboards, which are called fingerboards or finger skateboards.
—Erinne Magee, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
Long projects, where everybody’s staying up till two o’clock in the morning, running around, skateboarding, whatever.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
At the next session, the provisional sports program for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics was announced, revealing a schedule peppered with archetypical Californian sports like surfing and skateboarding.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Skateboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skateboard. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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skateboard
1 of 2 noun
skate·board
ˈskāt-ˌbō(ə)rd
-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
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