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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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Before dawn breaks on the morning of Sheila’s testimony in front of the House Oversight Committee, George shakes his wife awake to share a memory of watching their son practice skateboard tricks outside his office window in Albany.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
It’s got skateboarding, it’s got punk rock clubs, it’s got Nineties music.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Two Riverside officers have been charged after one smashed a resident’s skateboard in a viral video.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Before dawn breaks on the morning of Sheila’s testimony in front of the House Oversight Committee, George shakes his wife awake to share a memory of watching their son practice skateboard tricks outside his office window in Albany.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
Chronicling the emergence of skateboarding as a cultural phenomenon in the 1970s, this film focuses on a group of young surfers from Venice, California who transformed the sport by bringing it to the streets and empty swimming pools of their community.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
It’s got skateboarding, it’s got punk rock clubs, it’s got Nineties music.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Skateboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skateboard. Accessed 20 Mar. 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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