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skid

/ˈskɪd/noun, verb1 syllable

Skid means: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.

Synonyms for skid11

noun, as in a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

brake shoe, shoe

noun, as in an unexpected slide

slip, sideslip

verb, as in move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

slip, slue, slew, slide

also used for skid

skidding, wheelslide, drag, skidpan

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What does skid mean?7

verb

1

move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner“the wheels skidded against the sidewalk”

2

slide without control“the car skidded in the curve on the wet road”

3

elevate onto skids

4

apply a brake or skid to

noun

1

a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

2

an unexpected slide

3

one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with skid?16

two syllables

madridamidforbid

four syllables

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Skid in a sentence

  • To some extent, you can control the car in a skid.CK
  • The brakes locked, and the car began to skid.CK
  • The car's tires screeched, leaving behind black skid marks.Amastan
  • My car went into a skid on the bend.sundown
  • There were skid marks in the parking lot.CK
  • The car went into a skid on the ice.sundown
  • The car's tires left black skid marks on the road.Amastan
  • Some of them went into a skid.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of skid

as a noun

plural
skids

as a verb

past tense
skidded
present participle
skidding
third-person singular
skids
past participle
skidded