skid
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See also ski'd
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪd
Noun [edit]
skid (plural skids)
- An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car.
- Just before hitting the guardrail the driver was able to regain control and pull out of the skid.
- A runner of a sled.
- In the hours before daylight he sharpened the skids and tightened the lashings to prepare for the long dogsled journey.
- A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.
- Due to frequent arctic travel, the plane was equiped with long skids for snow and ice landings.
- A basic form of a wood or plastic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into pallet.
- He unloaded six skids of boxes from the truck.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
out of control sliding motion
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ski shaped runner or supporting surface as found on an aircraft
Verb [edit]
skid (third-person singular simple present skids, present participle skidding, simple past and past participle skidded)
- (intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard.
- They skidded around the corner and accelerated up the street.
- (transitive) To protect or support with a skid or skids.
- (transitive) To cause to move on skids.
- (transitive) To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Charles Dickens to this entry?)
Translations [edit]
to slide in an uncontrolled manner
Anagrams [edit]
Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse skítr, from Proto-Germanic *skītaz. Compare Swedish and Norwegian skit, Icelandic skítur, Dutch schijt, English shit.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /skid/, [sɡ̊ið̞ˀ]
Noun [edit]
skid c (definite skiden, plural skide or skider)
