noun
1.
a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
2.
one of a number of such logs or timbers forming a skidway.
3.
a low mobile platform on which goods are placed for ease in handling, moving, etc. Compare stillage.
4.
a plank, log, low platform, etc., on or by which a load is supported.
5.
Nautical.
a.
any of a number of parallel beams or timbers fixed in place as a raised support for boats, spars, etc.
b.
any of a number of timbers on which a heavy object is placed to be shoved along on rollers or slid.
c.
an arrangement of planks serving as a runway for cargo.
d.
an arrangement of planks serving as a fender to protect the side of a vessel during transfer of cargo.
e.
sidewise motion of a vessel; leeway.
6.
a shoe or some other choke or drag for preventing the wheel of a vehicle from rotating, as when descending a hill.
7.
a runner on the under part of some airplanes, enabling the aircraft to slide along the ground when landing.
8.
an unexpected or uncontrollable sliding on a smooth surface by something not rotating, especially an oblique or wavering veering by a vehicle or its tires: The bus went into a skid on the icy road.
verb (used with object)
9.
to place on or slide along a skid.
10.
to check the motion of with a skid: She skidded her skates to a stop.
11.
to cause to go into a skid: to skid the car into a turn.
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verb (used without object)
Idioms 12.
to slide along without rotating, as a wheel to which a brake has been applied.
13.
to slip or slide sideways, as an automobile in turning a corner rapidly.
14.
to slide forward under the force of momentum after forward motion has been braked, as a vehicle.
15.
(of an airplane when not banked sufficiently) to slide sideways, away from the center of the curve described in turning. Compare slip1 ( def 15 ).
16.
on the skids, Slang. in the process of decline or deterioration: His career is on the skids.
17.
put the skids under, Informal. to bring about the downfall of; cause to fail: Lack of money put the skids under our plans.
Origin:
1600–10; 1925–30 for def 18; apparently < Old Norse skith (noun), cognate with Old English scīd thin slip of wood; see ski
1600–10; 1925–30 for def 18; apparently < Old Norse skith (noun), cognate with Old English scīd thin slip of wood; see ski
Related forms
skid·ding·ly, adverb
an·ti·skid·ding, adjective
Synonyms
9, 12. slip. 13. slither.
9, 12. slip. 13. slither.
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skid (skɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , skids, skidding, skidded | |
| 1. | 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. | (US), (Canadian) (tr) to put or haul on a skid, esp along a special track |
| 4. | 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 | |
| 5. | an instance of sliding, esp sideways |
| 6. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) one of the logs forming a skidway |
| 7. | a support on which heavy objects may be stored and moved short distances by sliding |
| 8. | a shoe or drag used to apply pressure to the metal rim of a wheel to act as a brake |
| 9. | on the skids in decline or about to fail |
| [C17: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare | |
| 'skiddy | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
skid
c.1600, "beam or plank on which something rests," probably from a Scandinavian source akin to O.N. skið "stick of wood" (see ski). A skid as something used to facilitate downhill motion (cf. skid row) led to fig. phrases such as hit the skids "go into rapid decline" (1920).
skid
1674, "apply a skid to (a wheel, to keep it from turning)," from skid (n.). Meaning "slide along" first recorded 1838; extended sense of "slip sideways" (on a wet road, etc.) first recorded 1884 (the noun in this sense is attested from 1907). The original notion is of a block
of wood for stopping a wheel; the modern senses are from the notion of a wheel slipping when blocked from revolving.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
skid
In addition to the idiom beginning with skid, also see on the skids; put the skids on; put the skids under.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Consideration should be given to improving the pavement condition to provide good skid resistance, especially during wet weather.
We chose a quiet dip between two hills, a spot where drivers were almost required to skid out of control.
The autos skid sideways and fly over other cars on stilts.
Rural curve treated with skid-resistive graded asphalt concrete, warning signs, and chevrons.
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