skid
An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in…An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
» The car skidded to a stop.
Meaning
13 sensesAn out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
Near-synonyms: wheelslide, sideslip
Just before hitting the guardrail the driver regained control and pulled out of the skid.
Schleudern
зано́сzanós, юзjuz, скольже́ниеskolʹžénije
A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.
(broadly)A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.
A runner of a sled.
In the hours before daylight he sharpened the skids and tightened the lashings to prepare for the long dogsled journey.
Kufe
по́лозpóloz
A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.
Due to frequent arctic travel, the plane was equipped with long skids for snow and ice landings.
Kufe
по́лозpóloz, сала́зкиsalázki, рельсrelʹs
A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.
He unloaded six skids of boxes from the truck.
A pallet.
One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.
A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input.
A losing streak.
The team snapped a 3-game skid with a win over their biggest rival.
(Internet)A stepchild.
(Internet)A script kiddie.
- an unexpected slide
- one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
- a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
Examples
36 sentencesThe car skidded to a stop.
The car skidded off the road.
The patrol car skidded to a stop.
ruПатрульная машина затормозила.
The police car skidded to a stop.
ruПолицейская машина затормозила.
There were skid marks in the parking lot.
ruНа парковке были следы от шин.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English *skid, from Old Norse skíð (“a billet of wood, a beam or plank on whicFrom Middle English *skid, from Old Norse skíð (“a billet of wood, a beam or plank on which something rests”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“log, clapboard”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey-t-, *skey- (“to split, divide, separate”). Cognate with English shide, from Middle English schyd, schyde, schide (“plank, beam”), German Scheit (“piece of wood, log”). Doublet of ski.
Shortening of stepkid.
Shortened from script kiddie, probably via skiddie.
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Forms
plural: skidsSynonyms
8 synonyms- an unexpected slide:slipsideslip
- a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation:brake shoeshoe