skid

skid [skid]

n.

[Early ModE, prob. < ON skith: see SKI ]

☆ 1. a plank, log, etc., often one of a pair or set, used as a support or as a track upon which to slide or roll a heavy object

2. a low, movable wooden platform for holding loads or stacks

3. a runner used in place of a wheel on aircraft landing gear

4. a sliding wedge or drag used to check the motion of a vehicle by pressure against a wheel

5. the act of skidding

vt.

skidded, skidding

1. to brake or lock (a wheel) with a skid

2. to support with or slide on a skid or skids

☆ 3. to haul, roll, or drag (logs) along a special track or trail, as through a forest

4. to cause (a wheel, vehicle, etc.) to slide or slip

vi.

1. to slide without turning, as a wheel when skids or brakes are applied on a slippery surface

2. to slide or slip sideways, as a vehicle when not gripping the road on ice

3. to slide sharply downward

4. Aeron. to slide outward while turning, as a result of failing to bank sufficiently

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☆ be on the skids or be hit the skids

Slang to be on the decline or downgrade; meet with failure

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☆ put the skids to or put the skids under

Slang to thwart or cause to fail

skidder

n.