put the skids under

skid

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Definitions of put the skids under words

noun put the skids under a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along. 1
noun put the skids under one of a number of such logs or timbers forming a skidway. 1
noun put the skids under a low mobile platform on which goods are placed for ease in handling, moving, etc. Compare stillage. 1
noun put the skids under a plank, log, low platform, etc., on or by which a load is supported. 1
noun put the skids under Nautical. any of a number of parallel beams or timbers fixed in place as a raised support for boats, spars, etc. any of a number of timbers on which a heavy object is placed to be shoved along on rollers or slid. an arrangement of planks serving as a runway for cargo. an arrangement of planks serving as a fender to protect the side of a vessel during transfer of cargo. sidewise motion of a vessel; leeway. 1
noun put the skids under a shoe or some other choke or drag for preventing the wheel of a vehicle from rotating, as when descending a hill. 1

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

1600-10; 1925-30 for def 18; apparently < Old Norse skith (noun), cognate with Old English scīd thin slip of wood; see ski

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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