See Also: INTER SE INTER SESE(law)
skate(encyclopedia)
ice-skate(dictionary)
skate(dictionary)
skate(1)(dictionary)
ice skate(dictionary)
skate(2)(dictionary)
skate(medicine)
skate 2, verb(dictionary)
roller skate(dictionary)

inter-agency (iou) and skate(2) (iou)


inter-agency (iou)



inter-agency noun & adjective. M18.
[from INTER- 1,2 + AGENCY.]
A. noun. The fact of being an inter-agent. M18.
b. adjective. Occurring between different agencies; constituted from more than one agency. M20.

skate(2) (iou)



skate noun2 & verb. See also SKETCH verb2 & noun2. M17.
[Dutch schaats (taken as pl.) from Middle Dutch schaetse from Old Northern French eschasse (mod. echasse) stilt.]
A. noun.
Either of a pair of steel blades curved upward at the toe and fixed or attached to boots, for gliding over ice; a boot with such a blade permanently attached (also ice-skate). Also, a roller-skate. Usu. in pl. M17.
get one's skates on colloq. hurry up (freq. as imper.).
b. A ski. Usu. in pl. L17.
c. The runner of a sledge. US. L18.
d. A set of tackle for fishing for halibut etc., used chiefly on the Pacific coast of N. America. N. Amer. L19.
e. transf. A board, plate, or runner, freq. with wheels on the underside, for placing under a heavy or unwieldy object to facilitate its movement. E20.
An act or period of skating; any of various manoeuvres in figure-skating. M19.
Comb.: skate key: for tightening roller-skates; skatepark a park or rink for skateboarding; skate-sail: for fixing to a skater's back so that the wind may carry him or her along.
b. verb.
verb intrans. Glide over ice on skates, esp. for transportation, Exercise, or amusement. Also foll. by on, over. Also ice-skate. L17.
free skating: see FREE adjective. skate on thin ice colloq. behave rashly, risk danger, esp. in dealing with a subject requiring tactful treatment. skating-rink = RINK noun 3.
b. transf. Slide or glide along; move lightly and quickly. L18.
c. fig. Foll. by over or round: Pass over hurriedly or avoid mentioning a fact, subject, etc. M19.
d. Leave quickly. colloq. E20.
e. Avoid work or duty, shirk. US slang. M20.
verb trans. Knock (a person) down in skating (rare); compete in (a skating match or race). L18.
b. Cause (a thing) to glide over a smooth surface. L19.
skateable adjective able to be skated on or over L19.
skater noun (a) a person who skates; (b) a skateboarder: E18.
skatist noun (rare) an enthusiastic skater L19.