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skid  (skd)

n.

1. The act of sliding or slipping over a surface, often sideways.

2.

a. A plank, log, or timber, usually one of a pair, used as a support or as a track for sliding or rolling heavy objects.

b. A pallet for loading or handling goods, especially one having solid sideboards and no bottom.

c. One of several logs or timbers forming a skid road.

3. skids Nautical A wooden framework attached to the side of a ship to prevent damage, as when unloading.

4. A shoe or drag applying pressure to a wheel to brake a vehicle.

5. A runner in the landing gear of certain aircraft.

6. skids Slang A path to ruin or failure: His career hit the skids. Her life is now on the skids.

v. skid·ded, skid·ding, skids

v.intr.

1. To slide sideways while moving because of loss of traction: The truck skidded on a patch of ice. See Synonyms at slide.

2. To slide without revolving: wheels skidding on oily pavement.

3. To move sideways in a turn because of insufficient banking. Used of an airplane.

v.tr.

1. To brake (a wheel) with a skid.

2. To haul on a skid or skids.

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[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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skid

Verb

[skidding, skidded]

(of a vehicle or person) to slide sideways while in motion

Noun

an instance of skidding [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	skid - one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects slideway, sloping trough, chute, slide - sloping channel through which things can descend plank, board - a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
	2.	skid - a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation brake shoe, shoe brake lining - the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum drum brake - hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
	3.	skid - an unexpected slide sideslip, slip glide, coast, slide - the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
Verb	1.	skid - slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road" slide, slew, slue, slip, skid - move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
	2.	skid - elevate onto skids lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	3.	skid - apply a brake or skid to brake - cause to stop by applying the brakes; "brake the car before you go into a curve"
	4.	skid - move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" slide, slew, slue, slip submarine - move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car" skid - slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road" side-slip - slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis glide - move smoothly and effortlessly

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skid

verb slide, slip, slither, coast, glide, skim, veer, toboggan

Translations

skid [skɪd] n → patinazo

vi → patinar;

to go into a skid → comenzar a patinar

skid [skɪd] n → dérapage m

vi → déraper;

to go into a skid → déraper

skid [skɪd] n (Aut) → Schleudern nt

vi → rutschen;

(Aut) → schleudern;

to go into a skid → ins Schleudern geraten or kommen

skid [skɪd] n → slittamento (= sideways slip); sbandamento

vi → slittare; sbandare;

to go into a skid → slittare; sbandare

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skid

v skid [skid]

to slide accidentally sideways His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.gly, glipيَنْزَلِقзанасямsmeknout seskride udrutschenγλιστρώ στα πλάγια, ντελαπάρωderrapar, patinarkülgsuunas libisemaليز خوردنluisuadéraperלְהַחֲלִיקफिसलनाomaknuti se, klizati (na mokrom tlu)megcsúsziktergelincirrenna til, skrensasbandare, slittare横すべりする옆으로 미끄러지다susimėtyti, nublokšti/mesti į šalįslīdēt (sāniski); samestiestergelincirslippenskli, skrensewpaść w poślizg, zarzucićderrapara derapaзаносить, пойти юзом(zo)šmyknúť sazdrsnitiskliznutisladda, slira, kanaลื่นyana doğru kaymak, patinaj yapmak滑向一側ковзатиبے ساختہ پھسلناchèn ,chặn滑向一侧

n

1 an accidental slide sideways. glipإنْزِلاقплъзганеsmykudskridningdas Rutschenντεραπάρισμαpatinazo, derrapajekülglibisemineلغزش روي جادهliirtodérapageהַחלָקָהफिसलन रोकsklizanjemegcsúszáskejadian tergelincirskrenssbandata, slittamento横すべり옆으로 미끄러지기susimėtymassānslīde; (riteņa) samešanāstergelincirslipskrens(ing)poślizgderrapagemdera­pajзанос, юзšmykzdrsklizanjesladdการลื่นkayma, patinaj滑向一側занос, ковзання колісاچانک پھسلناsự trượt滑向一侧

2 a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place. wigإسْفين يوضَع في الدّولاب لِفَحْصِه في المُنحَدراتкрикzarážkastopklodsder Stützbalkenσφήνα που λειτουργεί ως τροχοπέδηcalce; patínpiduriklotsخط ترمز به جا گذاشتنjarrukiilacaleקֶרֶש הַחלָקָהढाल पर फिसलने से बचाने के लिए पहिए के नीचे डाला जाने वाला कोई टुकड़ाpaočaonica, potporanjkerékkötőganjalskorða, fleygurcuneoすべり止め(미끄럼 방지) 지륜 장치pavaža, šliūžėbremzes kurpeganjalsteunblokbremseklossklin, klocekcalçopiedică de roatăтормозной башмакzarážkacoklapodupiračklossรางเลื่อนtakoz剎車器клинڈھلان پر گاڑی کے پہیے کے نیچے رکاوٹ ڈالناcái chèn, cái chặn刹车器