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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 [skɪd]

vb skids, skidding, skidded

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) to cause (a vehicle) to slide sideways or (of a vehicle) to slide sideways while in motion, esp out of control

2. (intr) to slide without revolving, as the wheel of a moving vehicle after sudden braking

3. (tr) US and Canadian to put or haul on a skid, esp along a special track

4. (Engineering / Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to slide sideways away from the centre of a turn when insufficiently banked or (of an aircraft) to slide in this manner

n

1. an instance of sliding, esp sideways

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) Chiefly US and Canadian one of the logs forming a skidway

3. (Engineering / General Engineering) a support on which heavy objects may be stored and moved short distances by sliding

4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a shoe or drag used to apply pressure to the metal rim of a wheel to act as a brake

on the skids in decline or about to fail

[perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare ski]

skiddy  adj

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 The car pulled up too fast and skidded on the shoulder of the road.

on the skids in trouble, breaking down, on the rocks, going downhill, be on its last legs, falling apart at the seams My marriage was on the skids.

Translations

skid [skɪd]

A. N

1. (Aut etc) → patinazo m, resbalón m

2. (Aer) → patín m
to grease the skids (US) → engrasar el mecanismo
to put the skids under sb → deshacerse de algn con maña
her marriage/career is on the skids → su matrimonio/carrera se está yendo al garete, su matrimonio/carrera está cayendo en picado

B. VI (Aut) → patinar; [person, object] → deslizarse, resbalarse
it went skidding across the floor → se deslizó velozmente sobre el suelo
to skid into → dar con or contra
I skidded into a tree → patiné y di contra un árbol, de un patinazo di contra un árbol
the car skidded to a halt → el coche patinó y paró

C. CPD skid row N (US) calles donde se refugian los borrachos, drogadictos, etc

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skid [ˈskɪd]

n → dérapage m
to go into a skid [vehicle] → déraper
to be on the skids [career, marriage] → partir à vau-l'eau

vi [vehicle] → déraper
skid mark n [vehicle] → trace f de dérapage
skid row Skid Row [ˌskɪdˈrəʊ] n (mainly US) → bas-fonds mpl

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skid

n

(= sliding movement: Aut etc) → Schleudern nt; to steer into/against a skid → mit-/gegensteuern; to go into a skid → ins Schleudern geraten or kommen; to correct a skid, to pull out of a skid → das Fahrzeug abfangen or wieder in seine Gewalt bekommen; to stop with a skid → schleudernd zum Stehen kommen

(on wheel) → Rolle f

(= runner) → Gleiter m; (of plane, sledge etc) → Gleitkufe f

skids pl (fig) he was on or hit the skids (inf) → es ging abwärts mit ihm; her marriage/career is on the skids (inf) → ihre Ehe/Karriere ist ins Schleudern geraten; to put the skids under somebody/somebody’s plans (inf) → jdn/jds Pläne zu Fall bringen, jdm die Suppe versalzen (inf)

vi (car, objects) → schleudern; (person) → ausrutschen; to skid across the floor → über den Boden rutschen or schlittern; the car skidded into a tree → der Wagen schleuderte gegen einen Baum

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skid:

skidlid

n (sl) → Sturzhelm m

skidmark

n → Reifenspur f; (from braking) → Bremsspur f

skidpan

n → Schleuderstrecke f

skidproof

adj tyre etc → rutschfest

skid row

n (esp US inf) → (Kaschemmen- und) Pennergegend f (inf); to be on or in skid → heruntergekommen sein; he ended up in skid → er ist als Penner geendet (inf)

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skid [skɪd]

1. n (Aut) → slittamento; (sideways slip) → sbandamento
to go into a skid → slittare, sbandare
to get out of a skid, to correct a skid → riprendere controllo del veicolo

2. vi (Aut) → slittare; (slip sideways) → sbandare; (person, object) → scivolare
to skid into sth (car) → slittare e sbattere contro qc (person, object) → scivolare contro qc

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skid

v skid [skid]

to slide accidentally sideways His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike. gly, glip يَنْزَلِق занасям smeknout se skride ud rutschen γλιστρώ στα πλάγια, ντελαπάρω derrapar, patinar külgsuunas libisema ليز خوردن luisua déraper לְהַחֲלִיק फिसलना omaknuti se, klizati (na mokrom tlu) megcsúszik tergelincir renna til, skrensa sbandare, slittare 横すべりする 옆으로 미끄러지다 susimėtyti, nublokšti/mesti į šalį slīdēt (sāniski); samesties tergelincir slippen skli, skrense wpaść w poślizg, zarzucić derrapar a derapa заносить, пойти юзом (zo)šmyknúť sa zdrsniti skliznuti sladda, slira, kana ลื่น yana doğru kaymak, patinaj yapmak 打滑 ковзати بے ساختہ پھسلنا chèn ,chặn 滑向一侧

n

1 an accidental slide sideways. glip إنْزِلاق плъзгане smyk udskridning das Rutschen ντεραπάρισμα patinazo, derrapaje külglibisemine لغزش روي جاده liirto dérapage הַחלָקָה फिसलन रोक sklizanje megcsúszás kejadian tergelincir skrens sbandata, slittamento 横すべり 옆으로 미끄러짐 susimėtymas sānslīde; (riteņa) samešanās tergelincir slip skrens(ing) poślizg derrapagem dera­paj занос, юз šmyk zdrs klizanje sladd การลื่น kayma, patinaj 打滑 занос, ковзання коліс اچانک پھسلنا sự trượt 滑向一侧

2 a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place. wig إسْفين يوضَع في الدّولاب لِفَحْصِه في المُنحَدرات крик zarážka stopklods der Stützbalken σφήνα που λειτουργεί ως τροχοπέδη calce; patín piduriklots خط ترمز به جا گذاشتن jarrukiila cale קֶרֶש הַחלָקָה ढाल पर फिसलने से बचाने के लिए पहिए के नीचे डाला जाने वाला कोई टुकड़ा paočaonica, potporanj kerékkötő ganjal skorða, fleygur cuneo すべり止め (미끄럼 방지) 지륜 장치 pavaža, šliūžė bremzes kurpe ganjal steunblok bremsekloss klin, klocek calço piedică de roată тормозной башмак zarážka cokla podupirač kloss รางเลื่อน takoz 滑動墊木 клин ڈھلان پر گاڑی کے پہیے کے نیچے رکاوٹ ڈالنا cái chèn, cái chặn 刹车器

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skid → يُسقِط dostat smyk skride ud rutschen ολισθαίνω resbalar luisua déraper kliziti slittare 横すべりする 미끄러지다 slippen skrense wpaść w poślizg derrapar заносить sladda ลื่น kaymak trượt 打滑