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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SKID, n.
1. A curving timber to preserve a ship's side from injury by heavy bodies hoisted or lowered against it; a slider.
2. A chain used for fastening the wheel of a wagon, to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
2: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation [syn: brake shoe, shoe, skid]
3: an unexpected slide [syn: skid, slip, sideslip] v
1: slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"
2: elevate onto skids
3: apply a brake or skid to
4: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: skid, slip, slue, slew, slide]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sk?th stick of wood — more at ski Date: circa 1610 1. one of a group of objects (as planks or logs) used to support or elevate a structure or object 2. a wooden fender hung over a ship's side to protect it in handling cargo 3. a usually iron shoe or clog attached to a chain and placed under a wheel to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill ; drag 4. a timber, bar, rail, pole, or log used in pairs or sets to form a slideway (as for an incline from a truck to the sidewalk) 5. the act of skidding ; slip, sideslip 6. a runner used as a member of the landing gear of an airplane or helicopter 7. a. plural a route to defeat or downfall <on the skids> <his career hit the skids> b. a losing streak <a 5-game skid> 8. a low platform mounted (as on wheels) on which material is set for handling and moving; also pallet 3 • skidproof adjective II. verb (skidded; skidding) Date: 1674 transitive verb 1. to apply a brake or skid to ; slow or halt by a skid 2. a. to haul (as logs) by dragging <cutting and skidding firewood> b. to haul along, slide, hoist, or store on skids intransitive verb 1. to slide without rotating (as a wheel held from turning while a vehicle moves onward) 2. a. to fail to grip the roadway; especially to slip sideways on the road b. of an airplane to slide sideways away from the center of curvature when turning c. slide, slip 3. to fall rapidly, steeply, or far <sales skidded last year>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. (skidded, skidding) 1 intr. (of a vehicle, a wheel, or a driver) slide on slippery ground, esp. sideways or obliquely. 2 tr. cause (a vehicle etc.) to skid. 3 intr. slip, slide. 4 intr. colloq. fail or decline or err. 5 tr. support or move or protect or check with a skid. --n. 1 the act or an instance of skidding. 2 a piece of wood etc. serving as a support, ship's fender, inclined plane, etc. 3 a braking device, esp. a wooden or metal shoe preventing a wheel from revolving or used as a drag. 4 a runner beneath an aircraft for use when landing. Phrases and idioms: hit the skids colloq. enter a rapid decline or deterioration. on the skids colloq. 1 about to be discarded or defeated. 2 ready for launching. put the skids under colloq. 1 hasten the downfall or failure of. 2 cause to hasten. skid-lid sl. a crash-helmet. skid-pan Brit. 1 a slippery surface prepared for vehicle-drivers to practise control of skidding. 2 a braking device. skid road US 1 a road for hauling logs along. 2 a part of a town frequented by loggers or vagrants. skid row US a part of a town frequented by vagrants, alcoholics, etc. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Skid Skid, v. i. 1. To slide without rotating; -- said of a wheel held from turning while the vehicle moves onward. 2. To fail to grip the roadway; specif., to slip sideways on the road; to side-slip; -- said esp. of a cycle or automobile.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Skid Skid, n. 1. (A["e]ronautics) A runner (one or two) under some flying machines, used for landing.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Skid Skid, v. t. (Forestry) To haul (logs) to a skid and load on a skidway.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Skid Skid, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skidded; p. pr. & vb. n. Skidding.] 1. To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids. 2. To check with a skid, as wagon wheels. --Dickens.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Skid Skid (sk[i^]d), n. [Icel. sk[=i][eth] a billet of wood. See Shide.] [Written also skeed.] 1. 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. A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure. Specifically: (a) pl. (Naut.) Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo. --Totten. (b) 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. (c) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(skids, skidding, skidded) 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. The car pulled up too fast and skidded on the dusty shoulder of the road... The plane skidded off the runway while taking off in a snow storm. VERB: V, V prep • Skid is also a noun. I slammed the brakes on and went into a skid. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

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