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Definition & Synonyms
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• Skid
- (n.) A runner (one or two) under some flying machines, used for landing.
- (v. t.) To haul (logs) to a skid and load on a skidway.
- (v. i.) To fail to grip the roadway; specif., to slip sideways on the road; to side-slip; -- said esp. of a cycle or automobile.
- (v.) Act of skidding; -- called also side slip.
- (v. i.) To slide without rotating; -- said of a wheel held from turning while the vehicle moves onward.
- (v. t.) To check with a skid, as wagon wheels.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) Large fenders hung over a vessels side to protect it in handling a cargo.
- (n.) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.
- (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.
- (v. t.) To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids.
- (n.) A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure.
Synonyms:
Slew, Slide, Slip, Slue,
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