skid

[skid]

Whoopsy daisy! Those new fuzzy socks make it easy to skid, or slide unexpectedly, across the wood floor.

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A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose.

Noun
an unexpected slide

Noun
a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel''s rotation

Noun
one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects

Verb
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

Verb
slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"

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Verb
apply a brake or skid to

Verb
elevate onto skids


n.
A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose.

n.
A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure.

n.
Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo.

n.
One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling.

n.
One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.

v. t.
To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids.

v. t.
To check with a skid, as wagon wheels.


Skid

Skid , n. [Icel. sk'c6 a billet of wood. See Shide.] [Written also skeed.] 1. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose. 2. A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure. Specifically: (a) pl. (Naut.) Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo. Totten. (b) One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling. (c) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.

Skid

Skid, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skidded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Skidding.] 1. To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids. 2. To check with a skid, as wagon wheels. Dickens.

A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose.

To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids.

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Usage Examples

On my job I end up jumping out of planes. Last week I got in an 18-wheeler and drove down a runway onto a skid track. The week before that they put me in a car and sunk me to the bottom of a lake to see if I could escape without an oxygen tank.

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Other Usage Examples

When I was leaving I kind of felt a little bit sad, because I made some friends down in skid row.

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