skid Definition
skid (skid)
noun
- ☆ 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
- a low, movable wooden platform for holding loads or stacks
- a runner used in place of a wheel on aircraft landing gear
- a sliding wedge or drag used to check the motion of a vehicle by pressure against a wheel
- the act of skidding
Etymology: Early ModE, prob. < ON skith: see ski
transitive verb skid′·ded, skid′·ding
- to brake or lock (a wheel) with a skid
- to support with or slide on a skid or skids
- ☆ to haul, roll, or drag (logs) along a special track or trail, as through a forest
- to cause (a wheel, vehicle, etc.) to slide or slip
intransitive verb
- to slide without turning, as a wheel when skids or brakes are applied on a slippery surface
- to slide or slip sideways, as a vehicle when not gripping the road on ice
- to slide sharply downward
- Aeron. to slide outward while turning, as a result of failing to bank sufficiently
skid Related Forms
skid Idioms
be on the skids
or be hit the skids☆Slang to be on the decline or downgrade; meet with failure
put the skids to
or put the skids under☆Slang to thwart or cause to fail
skid Synonyms
skid Usage Examples
Object
resistance: Firstly, accident risk was compared to skidding resistance for the site categories in the previous version of the standard.
Preposition: on
ice: Legs extended on either side, skidding violently on the black ice, he was keeping well to the center of the road.
Converse of object
- hit: Boy, I go broke And hit the skids before I take care of A rich sucker's kids.
- put: This graph will put the skids under any bull theory.
Adjective modifier
rear: At first the tiller kept running away over the surface then I realized I hadn't lowered the rear skid.
Modifies a noun
- resistance: Systems for maximum skid resistance for airport halls, cargo terminals & plant rooms.
- resistant: Where a surface is provided it should be smooth and skid resistant.
- row: Main St. spans from our ' skid row ' area on Hastings up to an Indian district.
- mark: A: There are skid marks in front of the dog.
- plate: The main reason why these skid plates are so successful is down to the design of the lip that contours round the skid plate.
- control: However, my one-hour session was not just about skid control.
Modifying Another Word
sideways: Engineers say that lowers the chance the van will skid sideways.
Noun used with modifier
- landing: Condition is very good, one landing skid has a small repair.
- wheel: But when a wheel skids the point in contact with the road is sliding along the road, rather then sticking to it.
Followed by a transitive particle
- off: Its also much harder skidding off an exercise bike in terrible weather than off the real thing honestly.
- down: Firstly, I had a wee skid down a hill out of the office.
Particle object:
- runway: The first hint of disaster comes early when Ben and Sarah's plane goes skidding off the runway.
- road: ESP works in situations where a driver may be losing control of his vehicle, skidding off the road or spinning on a carriageway.
Followed by an intransitive particle
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