3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 haul (logs) to a skid and load on a skidway. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: skid n 1: one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects 2: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation [syn: {brake shoe}, {shoe}] 3: an unexpected slide [syn: {slip}, {sideslip}] v 1: slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road" 2: elevate onto skids 3: apply a brake or skid to 4: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {slip}, {slue}, {slew}, {slide}] [also: {skidding}, {skidded}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: skidded See {skid}
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