skid

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skid

The car skidded on the wet road.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • An unexpected slide: A sudden, uncontrolled sideways or forward sliding movement, especially of a vehicle.
    • A braking device: A restraint, often a shoe or pad, applied to a wheel to slow or prevent its rotation.
    • A runner for sliding or rolling: One of a pair of long, flat pieces of wood or metal used as a track or support for moving heavy objects.

  2. Verb:

    • To slide uncontrollably: To slip or slide sideways or forward, typically in an unsteady or unintended manner.
    • To apply a brake or skid to: To use a braking device to slow or stop a wheel.
    • To place on skids: To elevate or move an object using skids as supports.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The car went into a skid on the icy road.
    • The mechanic replaced the worn skids on the aircraft's landing gear.
    • They used wooden skids to move the heavy crate across the floor.

  • Verb:

    • The truck's tires skidded on the wet pavement.
    • The workers skidded the logs down the hill to the river.
    • Ensure you skid the wheels before parking on a steep incline.
Advanced Usage
  • "on the skids" (idiom): In a state of decline or failure; deteriorating.
    • After the scandal, his career was on the skids.
  • "hit the skids" (idiom): To begin to fail or deteriorate rapidly.
    • The project hit the skids after the main investor pulled out.
Variants and Related Words
  • Skidder (n): A person or machine that skids logs.
  • Skidproof (adj): Designed to prevent skidding.
  • Skid row (n, compound): A run-down part of a city inhabited by very poor people and alcoholics. (Note: This is a fixed compound noun with a distinct meaning).
Synonyms
  • Noun (for slide): Slip, glide, slide.
  • Noun (for brake): Brake shoe, drag, chock.
  • Verb (to slide): Slip, slide, slue, fishtail.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Skid off: To slide uncontrollably off a road or path.
    • The bus skidded off the mountain road during the storm.
  • Skid to a halt/stop: To slide before coming to a complete stop.
    • The motorcycle skidded to a halt just inches from the wall.
Related Idioms
  • Put the skids under (someone/something): To cause someone or something to fail or end quickly.
    • The new evidence put the skids under the prosecution's case.
skid

The car skidded on the wet road.

Noun
  1. an unexpected slide
  2. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
  3. one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
Verb
  1. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
    • the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
  2. apply a brake or skid to
  3. elevate onto skids
  4. slide without control
    • the car skidded in the curve on the wet road

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