ALL meanings of skid
skid
S s - 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
- intransitive verb skid vehicle: slide 1
- noun skid act of sliding 1
- 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
- noun skid a runner on the under part of some airplanes, enabling the aircraft to slide along the ground when landing. 1
- noun skid an unexpected or uncontrollable sliding on a smooth surface by something not rotating, especially an oblique or wavering veering by a vehicle or its tires: The bus went into a skid on the icy road. 1
- verb with object skid to place on or slide along a skid. 1
- verb with object skid to check the motion of with a skid: She skidded her skates to a stop. 1
- verb with object skid to cause to go into a skid: to skid the car into a turn. 1
- verb without object skid to slide along without rotating, as a wheel to which a brake has been applied. 1
- verb without object skid to slip or slide sideways, as an automobile in turning a corner rapidly. 1
- verb without object skid to slide forward under the force of momentum after forward motion has been braked, as a vehicle. 1
- verb without object skid (of an airplane when not banked sufficiently) to slide sideways, away from the center of the curve described in turning. Compare slip1 (def 15). 1
- idioms skid on the skids, Slang. in the process of decline or deterioration: His career is on the skids. 1
- idioms skid put the skids under, Informal. to bring about the downfall of; cause to fail: Lack of money put the skids under our plans. 1
- idioms skid the skids, Informal. the downward path to ruin, poverty, or depravity: After losing his job he began to hit the skids. 1
- verb skid If a vehicle skids, it slides sideways or forwards while moving, for example when you are trying to stop it suddenly on a wet road. 0
- verb skid Skid is also a noun. 0
- verb skid to cause (a vehicle) to slide sideways or (of a vehicle) to slide sideways while in motion, esp out of control 0
- verb skid to slide without revolving, as the wheel of a moving vehicle after sudden braking 0
- verb skid to put or haul on a skid, esp along a special track 0
- verb skid to cause (an aircraft) to slide sideways away from the centre of a turn when insufficiently banked or (of an aircraft) to slide in this manner 0
- noun skid an instance of sliding, esp sideways 0
- noun skid one of the logs forming a skidway 0
- noun skid a support on which heavy objects may be stored and moved short distances by sliding 0
- noun skid a shoe or drag used to apply pressure to the metal rim of a wheel to act as a brake 0
- noun skid a plank, log, etc., often one of a pair or set, used as a support or as a track upon which to slide or roll a heavy object 0
- noun skid a low, movable wooden platform for holding loads or stacks 0
- noun skid a runner used in place of a wheel on aircraft landing gear 0
- noun skid a sliding wedge or drag used to check the motion of a vehicle by pressure against a wheel 0
- noun skid the act of skidding 0
- verb transitive skid to brake or lock (a wheel) with a skid 0
- verb transitive skid to support with or slide on a skid or skids 0
- verb transitive skid to haul, roll, or drag (logs) along a special track or trail, as through a forest 0
- verb transitive skid to cause (a wheel, vehicle, etc.) to slide or slip 0
- intransitive verb skid to slide without turning, as a wheel when skids or brakes are applied on a slippery surface 0
- intransitive verb skid to slide or slip sideways, as a vehicle when not gripping the road on ice 0
- intransitive verb skid to slide sharply downward 0
- intransitive verb skid to slide outward while turning, as a result of failing to bank sufficiently 0
- verb skid If a vehicle skids, it slides sideways or forward while moving, for example when you are trying to stop it suddenly on a wet road. 0