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skate around

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skate around

to skate here and there in no particular direction. Let's go over to the pond and skate around. We will skate around for a while until we get too cold.

See also: around, skate

skate around someone or something

 

1. to skate to one side or the other of someone or something. Somehow I managed to skate around the child without knocking her down. I skated around the tree limb and avoided an accident.

2. to circle someone or something while skating. The children skated around their instructor until she was satisfied with their form. We skated around the post in a circle.

See also: around, skate