skid
v.
slip sideways, slide uncontrollably across a surface; cause to slip sideways, cause to slide uncontrollably
n.
uncontrolled slide (especially of a vehicle); brake, device used to prevent a wheel from turning; plank or board on which heavy items may be slid or moved by rolling; pallet; runner in the landing gear of an aircraft
Skid
Skid may refer tp:
Pallet, a wood or plastic platform for holding machinery or equipment
Skid (aerodynamic), in fixed-wing aircraft operationsSkid (gang), a
gang of disenfranchised, delinquent youth, often blue-collar, who live in middle class suburbs and linger on the fringe of society; the original skids were from the West End in
Long Beach, New YorkA type of
fairground rideSkid mark, in automobile and similar vehicle operations, a loss of traction during braking or turning on either both front wheels, or both rear wheels, or all four wheels. A skid may be induced by excessive braking, excessive turning force (due usually to excessive speed in the turn), or excessive power application in a turn (particularly in rear wheel drive vehicles). Skids usually occur as a result of excessive speed, braking, or power under conditions of poor traction due to ice, snow, or water on the pavement.Skid mark, slang for the untimely excretion of
diarrhea into one's underpants through forced
flatulence expulsionSkid, a
sled runner (see
ski)
Skid road, a log path for removal of logs from a hilly forest a water channel may be bridged with transverse log segments to support and allow the movement of large logs downhill under the influence of gravity, or they may be placed on horizontal surfaces forming a rough trough to allow logs to be towed.
Skid row (derived from "skid road"), a
metaphor for a
neighborhood filled with
derelict persons
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skid
Noun
1. one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
(hypernym) board, plank
(part-holonym) chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough
2. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
(synonym) brake shoe, shoe
(hypernym) restraint, constraint
(part-holonym) drum brake, drum brakes
(part-meronym) brake lining
3. an unexpected slide
(synonym) slip, sideslip
(hypernym) slide, glide, coast
(derivation) slip, slue, slew, slide
Verb
1. slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"
(hypernym) slip, slue, slew, slide
(derivation) slip, sideslip
2. elevate onto skids
(hypernym) raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
3. apply a brake or skid to
(hypernym) brake
(derivation) brake shoe, shoe
4. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
(synonym) slip, slue, slew, slide
(hypernym) glide
(hyponym) submarine
(derivation) slip, sideslip
Skid
(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.
(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.
(n.)
Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo.
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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