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- Dictionaryskid/skɪd/
verb
- 1. (of a vehicle) slide, typically sideways or obliquely, on slippery ground or as a result of stopping or turning too quickly: "her car skidded and hit the grass verge"
- 2. fasten a skid to (a wheel) as a brake.
noun
- 1. an act of skidding or sliding: "the Volvo went into a skid"
- 2. a runner attached to the underside of an aircraft for use when landing on snow or grass.
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noun. a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along. one of a number of such logs or timbers forming a skidway. a low mobile platform on which goods are placed for ease in handling, moving, etc. Compare stillage.
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to cause (a vehicle) to slide sideways or (of a vehicle) to slide sideways while in motion, esp out of control. 2. (intransitive) to slide without revolving, as the wheel of a moving vehicle after sudden braking. 3. (transitive) US and Canadian. to put or haul on a skid, esp along a special track. 4.
Skid is a verb that means a vehicle slides along a surface and you cannot control it. Skid is also a noun that means a horizontal support for a vehicle or a device that prevents slipping.
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