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• Skid — may refer to: * Skid, a pallet, a wood or plastic platform for holding machinery or equipment * Skid (aerodynamic), an outward side slip in an aircraft turn * Skid steering, a method of steering by braking tracks or wheels on one side of a… …   Wikipedia

• skid — [skid] n. [Early ModE, prob. < ON skith: see SKI ] ☆ 1. a plank, log, etc., often one of a pair or set, used as a support or as a track upon which to slide or roll a heavy object 2. a low, movable wooden platform for holding loads or stacks 3 …   English World dictionary

• Skid — (sk[i^]d), n. [Icel. sk[=i][eth] a billet of wood. See {Shide}.] [Written also {skeed}.] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• skid — ► VERB (skidded, skidding) 1) (of a vehicle) slide sideways on slippery ground or as a result of stopping or turning too quickly. 2) slip; slide. ► NOUN 1) an act of skidding. 2) a runner attached to the underside of an aircraft for use when… …   English terms dictionary

• skid — skiddingly, adv. /skid/, n., v., skidded, skidding. n. 1. a plank, bar, log, or the like, esp. 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… …   Universalium

• skid — v. & n. v. (skidded, skidding) 1 intr. (of a vehicle, a wheel, or a driver) slide on slippery ground, esp. sideways or obliquely. 2 tr. cause (a vehicle etc.) to skid. 3 intr. slip, slide. 4 intr. colloq. fail or decline or err. 5 tr. support or… …   Useful english dictionary

• skid — /skɪd / (say skid) 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. US one of a number of such logs or planks forming a skidway. 3. a plank or the like, especially one of a …  

• skid — I. noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skīth stick of wood more at ski Date: circa 1610 1. one of a group of objects (as planks or logs) used to support or elevate a structure or object 2. a wooden fender hung over a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• skid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sideslip; incline; runner, check, curb, brake; skidway, travois; (pl.) slang, skid row, downfall, bankruptcy. v. slide, [side]slip, spin; swerve; grip, brake, lock. See descent, side, debt, poverty.… …   English dictionary for students

• runner — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. race horse, racer, sprinter; messenger, courier, solicitor; blade, skid; rotor; rug, mat, scarf; operator; sarmentum; tackle. See contention, communication, smoothness, covering. II (Roget s IV) n. 1 …   English dictionary for students

• skid — 1. noun a) An out of control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car. Just before hitting the guardrail the driver was able to regain control and pull out of the skid. b) A runner of a sled. In the hours before… …   Wiktionary