Overview of noun skid

The noun skid has 3 senses

• skid -- (one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects)


• brake shoe, shoe, skid -- (a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation)


• skid, slip, sideslip -- (an unexpected slide)

Overview of verb skid

The verb skid has 4 senses

• skid -- (slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road")


• skid -- (elevate onto skids)


• skid -- (apply a brake or skid to)


• skid, slip, slue, slew, slide -- (move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk")