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verb
- 1. (of a vehicle) slide, typically sideways or obliquely, on slippery ground or as a result of stopping or turning too quickly: "the taxicab skidded to a halt"
- 2. fasten a skid to (a wheel) as a brake.
noun
- 1. an act of skidding or sliding: "the Volvo went into a skid"
- 2. a runner attached to the underside of an aircraft for use when landing on snow or grass.
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The meaning of SKID is one of a group of objects (such as planks or logs) used to support or elevate a structure or object. How to use skid in a sentence.
SKID definition: 1. (especially of a vehicle) to slide along a surface so that you have no control: 2. a sliding…. Learn more.
noun. a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along. one of a number of such logs or timbers forming a skidway. a low mobile platform on which goods are placed for ease in handling, moving, etc. Compare stillage.
1. To slide, especially roughly or heavily: The crate broke loose and skidded across the slanting deck. 2. a. To slide sideways while moving because of loss of traction: The truck skidded on a patch of ice. b. To slide from forward momentum, especially during an attempt to stop: braked hard and skidded to a stop. See Synonyms at slide. 3.
to cause (a vehicle) to slide sideways or (of a vehicle) to slide sideways while in motion, esp out of control. 2. (intransitive) to slide without revolving, as the wheel of a moving vehicle after sudden braking. 3. (transitive) US and Canadian. to put or haul on a skid, esp along a special track. 4.
Definitions of skid. noun. one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects. see more. noun. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation. synonyms: brake shoe, shoe. see more. noun. an unexpected slide. synonyms: sideslip, slip. see more. verb.
SKID meaning: 1. (especially of a vehicle) to slide along a surface so that you have no control: 2. a sliding…. Learn more.
skid meaning, definition, what is skid: if a vehicle or a wheel on a vehicle ski...: Learn more.
SKID definition: If a vehicle skids, it slides along a surface and you cannot control it: . Learn more.
an unexpected or uncontrollable sliding on a smooth surface by something not rotating, especially an oblique or wavering veering by a vehicle or its tires: The bus went into a skid on the icy road. See more
