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Meaning of 'skid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Skid [ n.]
- 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.
- A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure.
- Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo.
- 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.
- One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.
2 . Skid [ v. t.]
- To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids.
- To check with a skid, as wagon wheels.

Meaning of 'skid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . skid [ v]
Meaning (1):
- slide without control
Example in sentence:
  • the car skidded in the curve on the wet road
Meaning (2):
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
Example in sentence:
  • the wheels skidded against the sidewalk

Nearby Words:

skiddaw skidded skidding skidpan skied skieldrake skies skiey skiff skiffed

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