- skid
- An uncontrolled movement of a motor vehicle in sliding forward or to the side, caused by application of brakes or defective balance in the vehicle.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skidded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skidding}.] 1. To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids. [1913 Webster] 2. To check with a skid, as wagon wheels. Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. (Forestry) To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — [skɪd] noun [countable] a pallet * * * skid UK US /skɪd/ noun [C] US COMMERCE, PRODUCTION, TRANSPORT ► PALLET(Cf. ↑pallet) … Financial and business terms
Skid — Skid, v. i. 1. To slide without rotating; said of a wheel held from turning while the vehicle moves onward. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To fail to grip the roadway; specif., to slip sideways on the road; to side slip; said esp. of a cycle or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skid — [v] slide against will drift, glide, go into skid, move, sheer, skew, slip, slue, swerve, veer; concept 152 … New thesaurus
skid — sb., en, e el. er, ene el. erne; ikke en skid … Dansk ordbog
skid — vb *slide, slip, glide, glissade, slither, coast, toboggan … New Dictionary of Synonyms
skid — (See pallet) … Glossary of postal terms
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
