skid
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skid¹
- /ˈskɪd/
- [ˈskɪd]
Rhymes with -ɪd
Where it comes from
From Middle English *skid, from Old Norse skíð (“a billet of wood, a beam or plank on which something rests”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“log, clapboard”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey-t-, *skey- (“to split, divide, separate”). Cognate with English shide, from Middle English schyd, schyde, schide (“plank, beam”), German Scheit (“piece of wood, log”). Doublet of ski.
noun skids
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An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
Near-synonyms: wheelslide, sideslip
Similar: skidding, wheelslide, sideslip
- 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 hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
- A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure. One by one big blanket pieces of blubber were rafted from the water and hauled up the skids and into the try-works.
- A runner of a sled. In the hours before daylight he sharpened the skids and tightened the lashings to prepare for the long dogsled journey.
- A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels. Due to frequent arctic travel, the plane was equipped with long skids for snow and ice landings.
- A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet. He unloaded six skids of boxes from the truck.
- A pallet.
- One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel. His head was away up in the shadows of lifeboats that stood on skids above the deck.
- A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input.
- A losing streak. The team snapped a 3-game skid with a win over their biggest rival.
verb skids · skidding · skidded
- (of a wheel, sled runner, or vehicle tracks) To slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have.
- To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning. They skidded around the corner and accelerated up the street.
- To operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing. Don't use excessive rudder when turning, especially at low airspeed, as this causes your plane to skid through the turn, which can cause you to very rapidly enter a spin if the inner wing stalls.
- To protect or support with a skid or skids.
- To cause to move on skids.
- To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid. The horses stopped to breathe again, and the guard got down to skid the wheel for the descent, and open the coach-door to let the passengers in
skid²
- /ˈskɪd/
- [ˈskɪd]
Rhymes with -ɪd
Where it comes from
Shortening of stepkid.
noun skids
- A stepchild.
skid³
- /ˈskɪd/
- [ˈskɪd]
Rhymes with -ɪd
Where it comes from
Shortened from script kiddie, probably via skiddie.
noun skids
- A script kiddie. […] it is something that differentiates an elite hacker from skids (script kiddies).
verb skids · skidding · skidded
- To steal or copy, especially computer code.
skid⁴
- /ˈskɪd/
- [ˈskɪd]
Rhymes with -ɪd
noun skids
- A sovereign (old coin).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sideslip, slew, slue, slide, slip, pallet, slider, skate, skating, spin, sliding, toe, slipper, slippage, range, palette
Translations
Every language
noun out of control sliding motion
| Español | derrape, patinazo, resbalón, derrapada, desliz |
|---|---|
| Português | derrapagem |
| Français | dérapage |
| Deutsch | Schleudern |
| Italiano | derapata |
| Ελληνικά | ολίσθηση olísthisi, γλίστρημα glístrima |
| Русский | зано́с zanós, юз juz, скольже́ние skolʹžénije, боково́е скольже́ние bokovóje skolʹžénije |
noun ski shaped runner or supporting surface as found on an aircraft
| Español | patín de aterrizaje |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Kufe |
| Русский | по́лоз póloz, сала́зки salázki, рельс relʹs |
noun basic form of platform
| Español | tarima |
|---|
verb to slide in an uncontrolled manner
| Español | resbalar, patinar, derrapar, culear, deslizarse |
|---|---|
| Português | derrapar |
| Français | déraper |
| Deutsch | (weg-)rutschen, schleudern |
| Italiano | derapare, sbandare |
| Ελληνικά | ολισθαίνω olisthaíno, γλιστρώ glistró |
| Русский | скользи́ть skolʹzítʹ |
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