[bleɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the flat cutting edge of a knife, saw, or other tool or weapon
(e.g: cut cleanly using a sharp blade)

- the flat, wide section of an implement or device such as an oar or a propeller

- a shoulder bone in a joint of meat, or the joint itself

- a long, narrow leaf of grass or another similar plant
(e.g: a blade of grass)

- a dashing or energetic young man
(e.g: the director, a young blade in an oversized suit)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English blæd ‘leaf of a plant’ (also in blade), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blad and German Blatt

[bleɪd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- skate using Rollerblades
(e.g: she loves to run, bike, blade, and explore the city)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English blæd ‘leaf of a plant’ (also in blade), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blad and German Blatt