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- [skid]
- /skɪd/
- /skɪd/
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- [skid]
- /skɪd/
Definitions of skid word
- noun skid a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along. 2
- noun skid one of a number of such logs or timbers forming a skidway. 1
- noun skid a low mobile platform on which goods are placed for ease in handling, moving, etc. Compare stillage. 1
- noun skid a plank, log, low platform, etc., on or by which a load is supported. 1
- noun skid 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 skid a shoe or some other choke or drag for preventing the wheel of a vehicle from rotating, as when descending a hill. 1
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Origin of skid
First appearance:
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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Parts of speech for Skid
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
skid popularity
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".
skid usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for skid
noun skid
- brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
- downslide — a decline or downward trend, as of prices.
- downswing — a downward swing, as of a golf club in driving a ball.
- downtrend — a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift: a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.
verb skid
- deteriorate — If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
- dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- downed — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- downing — a downward movement; descent.
- downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
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