■ noun
1》 the flat cutting edge of a knife or other tool or weapon.
2》 the broad, flat part of an oar, propeller, or other object.
3》 a long, narrow leaf of grass.
4》 informal, dated a dashing or energetic young man.
5》 a shoulder bone in a joint of meat, or the joint itself.
■ verb informal skate using Roller~s.
Derivatives
~d adjective
Origin
OE blæd , of Gmc origin.