skid

Definitions

1. 1noun

   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 skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose.

2. 2noun

   A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure.

3. 3noun

   Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo.

4. 4noun

   One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling.

5. 5noun

   One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.

6. 6transitive verb

   To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids.

7. 7transitive verb

   To check with a skid, as wagon wheels.

8. 8noun

   an unexpected slide

   Synonyms

   sideslipslip
9. 9noun

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

   Synonyms

   shoe
10. 10noun

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

11. 11verb

    move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

    "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

    Synonyms

    slewslideslipslue
12. 12verb

    slide without control

    "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"

13. 13verb

    apply a brake or skid to

14. 14verb

    elevate onto skids