SKATEBOARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does skateboard mean? 

• SKATEBOARD (noun)
  The noun SKATEBOARD has 1 sense:

1. a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot

  Familiarity information: SKATEBOARD used as a noun is very rare.

• SKATEBOARD (verb)
  The verb SKATEBOARD has 1 sense:

1. ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom

  Familiarity information: SKATEBOARD used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SKATEBOARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("skateboard" is a kind of...):

board (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose)

wheeled vehicle (a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people)

Derivation:

skateboard (ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom)

• SKATEBOARD (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they skateboard    ... he / she / it skateboards   
Past simple: skateboarded   
Past participle: skateboarded   
-ing form: skateboarding   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "skateboard" is one way to...):

skate (move along on skates)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

skateboard (a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot)

skateboarder (someone who skates on a skateboard)

skateboarding (the sport of skating on a skateboard)