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- Dictionaryskite/skʌɪt/
verb
- 1. boast: Australian, New Zealand "she did it just so that she could skite about it"
- 2. move quickly and forcefully, especially when glancing off a surface: "rain skited off her coat"
noun
- 1. a boaster. derogatory Australian, New Zealand
- 2. a period of heavy drinking: Scottish "he only drank brandy when he was on a skite"
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1. (intransitive) to slide or slip, as on ice. 2. (transitive) to strike with a sharp or glancing blow. noun. 3. an instance of sliding or slipping. 4. a sharp or glancing blow.
The meaning of SKITE is to move quickly or hurriedly. How to use skite in a sentence.
1. ( intr) to slide or slip, as on ice. 2. ( tr) to strike with a sharp or glancing blow. n. 3. an instance of sliding or slipping. 4. a sharp or glancing blow. 5. (Brewing) on the skite on a skite Scot and Irish on a drinking spree. [C18: of uncertain origin] skite. ( skaɪt) vb ( intr) to boast. n. 1. boastful talk. 2. a person who boasts.
6 meanings: → a variant spelling of skite1 1. to slide or slip, as on ice 2. to strike with a sharp or glancing blow 3. an.... Click for more definitions.
Skite definition: a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.. See examples of SKITE used in a sentence.
To shoot or dart swiftly, esp. in an oblique direction; to run lightly and rapidly; to make off hastily. Scottish and dialect. 1721. Like a shot starn, that thro the air Skyts east or west with unko glare. A. Ramsay, Rise & Fall of Stocks 112. 1859. To skite about is to go running about.
A complete guide to the word "SKITE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Jun 2, 2024 · skite (third-person singular simple present skites, present participle skiting, simple past and past participle skited) ( Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) To boast . ( Northern Ireland) To skim or slide along a surface. ( Scotland, slang) To slip, such as on ice.
Skite Definition. A contemptible person. (Ireland) A drinking binge. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) One who skites, a boaster. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand) To boast. (Northern Ireland) To skim or slide along a surface. (Scotland, slang) To slip, such as on ice.
n. an instance of sliding or slipping. a sharp or glancing blow. Etymology: 18th Century: of uncertain origin. skite /skaɪt/ Austral NZ informal vb (intransitive) to boast. n.
