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skidding

skid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skid]
    • /skɪd/
    • /ˈskɪdɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skid]
    • /skɪd/

Definitions of skidding word

  • noun skidding a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along. 1
  • noun skidding one of a number of such logs or timbers forming a skidway. 1
  • noun skidding a low mobile platform on which goods are placed for ease in handling, moving, etc. Compare stillage. 1
  • noun skidding a plank, log, low platform, etc., on or by which a load is supported. 1
  • noun skidding 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 skidding 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 skidding

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 Skidding

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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skidding 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • skid

    a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.

  • antiskid

    designed or constructed to prevent the skidding of a vehicle, especially by reducing hydraulic pressure in the brake system to prevent the brakes from locking.

  • nonskid

    designed or constructed to prevent or reduce skidding: nonskid tires; nonskid driveways and sidewalks.

  • skid fin

    an upright projection or fin, positioned from leading edge to trailing edge in the center of the upper wing of some early airplanes and used to retard skidding.

  • skiddy

    tending to skid or cause skidding: a skiddy shopping cart; an icy, skiddy driveway.
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