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   Skid

   /skid/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a vehicle) slide, typically sideways or obliquely, on slippery ground or as a result of stopping or turning too quickly: "the taxicab skidded to a halt"
   • ▪ slip; slide: "Barbara's foot skidded and she fell to the floor"
   • ▪ cause to skid: "he skidded his car"
   • ▪ move a heavy object on skids: North American "they skidded the logs down the hill to the waterfront"
   • 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.
   • ▪ each of a set of wooden rollers used for moving a log or other heavy object. North American
   • 3. a braking device consisting of a wooden or metal shoe preventing a wheel from revolving.
   • 4. a beam or plank used to support a ship under construction or repair.
   • 5. a young person favoring long hair and dark, unkempt clothing and tending to behave rebelliously: informal Canadian "there are two guys in the band that are total skids and they only listen to metal"

   Word Origin late 17th century (as a noun in the sense ‘supporting beam’): perhaps related to Old Norse skíth (see ski).

   Derivatives

   • 1. skiddy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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