Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context idiomatic English) To avoid adressing or tackling. 2 (context ice hockey English) To convincingly defeat.
WordNet
v. treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly [syn: gloss over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over]
Usage examples of "skate over".
He sat down on the stairs and turned the skate over and over in his hands.
With a grunting effort she heaved the skate over her head and out onto the sand, where it flopped, slowly dying.
So to get through the protracted training, she had learned to skate over her anxieties, focus-focus-focus.
She turned then, glided backward over the ice, then turned again, crossing skate over skate, slowing her pace gradually.
But it was clear that Escargot was in a huge hurry, for he made the little canoe skate over the surface of the lagoon.
After that last speed-up to keep the Spaniard in sight we had to take down all sails, 'cause they were just slowing us down, and the hull strakes flex more and leak worse every time we skate over a big wave.
You strap blocks of ice to your feet, see, and you skate over a field of razor blades set on edge.
An elegant pen began to skate over watermarked paper, the hardest letter she had ever had to write.
Then you'll skate over half the county and most likely end up in a ditch.
Nevertheless, there were things in it which children would skate over while reading the fascinating adventures.