skid
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noun \ˈskid\Definition of SKID
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: one of a group of objects (as planks or logs) used to support or elevate a structure or object
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: a wooden fender hung over a ship's side to protect it in handling cargo
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: a usually iron shoe or clog attached to a chain and placed under a wheel to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill : drag
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: a timber, bar, rail, pole, or log used in pairs or sets to form a slideway (as for an incline from a truck to the sidewalk)
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: a runner used as a member of the landing gear of an airplane or helicopter
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a plural : a route to defeat or downfall <on the skids> <his career hit the skids> b : a losing streak <a 5-game skid>
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: a low platform mounted (as on wheels) on which material is set for handling and moving; also : pallet 3
— skidproof adjective
See Examples of SKID
- The car hit a patch of ice and went into a skid.
- This victory ends a five-game skid.
Origin of SKID
perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skīth stick of wood — more at ski
First Known Use: circa 1610
2skid
verbskid·dedskid·ding
Definition of SKID
transitive verb
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: to apply a brake or skid to : slow or halt by a skid
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a : to haul (as logs) by dragging <cutting and skidding firewood> b : to haul along, slide, hoist, or store on skids
intransitive verb
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: to slide without rotating (as a wheel held from turning while a vehicle moves onward)
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: to fall rapidly, steeply, or far <sales skidded last year>
Examples of SKID
- The truck skidded on the icy road.
- The car skidded off the road and into the gully.
- He slammed on the brakes, and the car skidded to a halt.
- I skidded on the ice and fell.
First Known Use of SKID
1674
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