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What does skid mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. skidnoun

    one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects

  2. brake shoe, shoe, skidnoun

    a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

  3. skid, slip, sideslipverb

    an unexpected slide

  4. skidverb

    slide without control

    "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"

  5. skidverb

    elevate onto skids

  6. skidverb

    apply a brake or skid to

  7. skid, slip, slue, slew, slideverb

    move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

    "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

GCIDE

  1. Skidnoun

    A low movable platform for supporting heavy items to be transported, typically of two layers, and having a space between the layers into which the fork of a fork lift can be inserted; it is used to conveniently transport heavy objects by means of a fork lift; -- a skid without wheels is the same as a pallet.

  2. Skidnoun

    pl. Declining fortunes; a movement toward defeat or downfall; -- used mostly in the phrase on the skids and hit the skids.

Wiktionary

  1. skidnoun

    An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car.

  2. skidnoun

    A runner of a sled.

  3. skidnoun

    A ski shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.

  4. skidnoun

    A basic form of a wood or plastic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into pallet.

  5. skidverb

    To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard.

  6. Etymology: To differentiate from skied

ChatGPT

  1. skid

    A skid is an instance of sliding or slipping uncontrollably on a surface, typically due to a lack of traction. It can also refer to a pallet or framework for holding and transporting heavy items. In aviation, a skid refers to a sideways slide in turning.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Skidnoun

    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; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose

  2. Skidnoun

    a piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure

  3. Skidnoun

    large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo

  4. Skidnoun

    one of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling

  5. Skidnoun

    one of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc

  6. Skidverb

    to protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids

  7. Skidverb

    to check with a skid, as wagon wheels

  8. Etymology: [Icel. sk a billet of wood. See Shide.]

Wikidata

  1. Skid

    Skid is a 1970 album by Skid Row featuring guitar ace Gary Moore.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Skid

    skid, n. a piece of timber hung against a ship's side to protect it from injury: a sliding wedge or drag to check the wheel of a wagon on a steep place: a slab put below a gun to keep it off the ground.—v.t. to check with a skid.—v.i. to slide along without revolving.—n. Skid′der, one who uses a skid. [Scand., Ice. skídh; A.S. scíd, a piece split off.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. skid

    In military language, is any timber which is used as a base to keep one object from resting on another. Thus, a row of cannon in store will be kept from the ground by skids. The term is also applied to the drag which is put on the wheels of carriages in going up hills, to prevent rolling backwards.

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  1. disk

  2. kids

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of skid in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of skid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of skid in a Sentence

  1. James Knox:

    He comes down to the inner city, to Skid Row, which is one of the most challenging areas to live in and he runs so freely.

  2. Eric Adams:

    Most people think of an addict as you know, skid row, or homeless living on the street.

  3. Anonymous:

    Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up,totally worn out and screaming "Woo Hoo" what a ride!

  4. Ronnie Richter:

    There were no skid marks around his body. There was no vehicular debris found. His loosely tied shoes were still on his feet.

  5. Read MoreAt 46:

    Believe it or not, I tell them, 'Honey, this is not what you want to do,' it's the end of the line. This is skid row. ... This shit will kill you.

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