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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The man arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault hit a person in the head with a skateboard during the protest, police said in an affidavit.
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Two years later, Jenkins teamed up with former Beat-Down music editor and TV producer Elliott Wilson to found the seminal hip-hop and skateboarding magazine Ego Trip.
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Noun
But Garcia became Zeke, a fourth grader who found a genie and wished to turn into rocks and skateboards.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
The man arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault hit a person in the head with a skateboard during the protest, police said in an affidavit.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 11 June 2025
Verb
So, go ride a bicycle, do handstands, do cartwheels, go skateboarding, go roller skating.
—Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
Two years later, Jenkins teamed up with former Beat-Down music editor and TV producer Elliott Wilson to found the seminal hip-hop and skateboarding magazine Ego Trip.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 25 May 2025
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“Skateboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skateboard. Accessed 19 Jun. 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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