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noun (plural skids) |
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1. uncontrolled slide: an uncontrolled slide across a surface in a wheeled vehicle
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2. aircraft runner: a runner on the underside of an aircraft, used as part of its landing gear
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3. pallet: a low pallet on which goods are loaded for handling or transport
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4. pole used to form track: one of two or more logs or poles used to form a track for sliding or rolling something along, e.g. from a truck to the ground
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5. mechanical engineering block used to prevent wheel turning: a shoe or block used to prevent a wheel from turning, e.g. when a vehicle is descending a hill
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6. nautical ship's fender: a wooden structure hung over the side of a ship to protect the ship in loading and unloading cargo
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verb (past and past participle skid·ded, present participle skid·ding, 3rd person present singular skids) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb slide dangerously across surface: to slide across a surface, or make a vehicle slide across a surface, usually unintentionally, so that the wheels lose their grip and control is lost
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2. intransitive verb slide over surface without rolling: to slide across a surface without turning around and gripping it in the proper way
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3. transitive and intransitive verb slide sideways: to slide sideways, or make an aircraft slide sideways away from the center of curvature when it is insufficiently banked in making a turn
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4. transitive verb drag logs: to move logs by dragging them
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5. transitive verb move something on skids: to lift or move something along using a track made of poles or logs
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| [Early 17th century. Origin ?] |
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  skid·dy adjective |
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on the skids in difficulties and heading for failure (slang)
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