skid /skid/ intransitive verb (skiddˈing; skidded)- To slide along without rotating, as does a wheel to which a brake has been applied
- To slip, esp sideways
- (of an aeroplane) to slide sideways when banking
- To slip or slide losing grip or traction
transitive verb- To check with a skid
- To cause to skid
noun- A side-slip
- A skidding
- A support on which something rests, is brought to the desired level, or slides
- An aeroplane runner
- A ship's wooden fender
- A shoe or other device to check a wheel on a down-slope
ORIGIN: Prob related to ski skiddˈer noun - A person or thing that skids
- A tractor with thick tyres used for hauling logs (forestry)
skiddˈy adjective skid lid noun (slang) A crash-helmet skid mark noun - The black trace left on a road surface by the tyre of a skidding vehicle
- (vulgar sl) a faecal stain on one's underwear
skid pan or skid pad noun A piece of slippery ground on which motorists can learn to control a skidding car skidˈpan noun (slang) A drag for a wheel (also figurative) skidˈproof adjective (of a road surface, tyre, etc) designed to prevent skids skid road noun (N American) - A road covered with greased logs over which timber can be hauled
- Same as skid row below
skid row noun (esp N American) A squalid quarter where vagrants, drunks, etc live put the skids on or under (slang) - To cause to hurry
- To put a stop to, thwart
the skids (figurative; informal) A downward path |