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• 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

• shoe — shoeless, adj. /shooh/, n., pl. shoes, (esp. Brit. Dial.) shoon; v., shod or shoed, shod or shoed or shodden, shoeing. n. 1. an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a… …   Universalium

• skid — [[t]skɪd[/t]] n. v. skid•ded, skid•ding 1) bui a plank, bar, log, or the like, esp. one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along 2) a low mobile platform on which goods are placed for ease in handling, moving, etc 3) bui a… …   From formal English to slang

• 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

• shoe — /ʃu / (say shooh) noun (plural shoes or, Archaic, shoon) 1. an external covering, usually of leather, for the human foot, consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part. 2. US → boot1 (def. 1). 3. some thing or part… …  

• skid — verb (skids, skidding, skidded) 1》 (of a vehicle) slide, typically sideways, on slippery ground or as a result of stopping or turning too quickly.     ↘slip; slide. 2》 fasten a skid to (a wheel) as a brake. noun 1》 an act of skidding. 2》 a runner …   English new terms dictionary

• shoe — n 1. footwear, footgear, sandal, slipper, oxford, brogue, brogan, blucher, sabot; buskin, chopine, balmoral, boot; loafer, moccasin, bootee; clog, pump, Trademark. Mary Janes; house slipper, scuff, mule; tennis shoe, sneak, sneakers; clodhoppers …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder