Skid - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation (syn: shoe)
- an unexpected slide (syn: sideslip, slip)
verb
- apply a brake or skid to
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (syn: slew, slide, slip, slue)
Extra examples
The car hit a patch of ice and went into a skid.
This victory ends a five-game skid.
The truck skidded on the icy road.
The car skidded off the road and into the gully.
He slammed on the brakes, and the car skidded to a halt.
I skidded on the ice and fell.
I slammed the brakes on and the car went into a skid.
It was raining hard, and the car skidded badly.
His popularity skidded.
The car skidded as she turned onto the highway.
The bus skidded off the road and into a ditch.
Turn the car towards the skid if you lose control of it.
He slammed on the brakes and we went into a long skid (=started to skid).
The Red Sox victory ended a six-game skid.
...that wet tarmac road is greasy enough to send the car into a skid...
Word forms
I/you/we/they: skid
he/she/it: skids
present participle: skidding
past tense: skidded
past participle: skidded
singular: skid
plural: skids
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