[skeyt-bawrd, -bohrd] 
| 1. | a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does. |
| 2. | to ride a skateboard. |
| skate·board (skāt'bôrd', -bōrd') n. A short narrow board having a set of four wheels mounted under it, ridden in a standing or crouching position and often used to perform stunts intr.v. skate·board·ed, skate·board·ing, skate·boards To ride or perform stunts on a skateboard. skate'board'er n. |
