| skid | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. skid | one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects. |
| ~ slideway, sloping trough, chute, slide | sloping channel through which things can descend. |
| ~ plank, board | a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. brake shoe, shoe, skid | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation. |
| ~ brake lining | the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum. |
| ~ drum brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe. |
| ~ constraint, restraint | a device that retards something's motion.; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" |
| n. (act) | 3. sideslip, skid, slip | an unexpected slide. |
| ~ glide, coast, slide | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it.; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" |
| v. (motion) | 4. skid | slide without control.; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road" |
| ~ slide, slew, slue, slip, skid | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" |
| v. (motion) | 5. skid | elevate onto skids. |
| ~ lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| v. (motion) | 6. skid | apply a brake or skid to. |
| ~ brake | cause to stop by applying the brakes.; "brake the car before you go into a curve" |
| v. (motion) | 7. skid, slew, slide, slip, slue | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" |
| ~ submarine | move forward or under in a sliding motion.; "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car" |
| ~ skid | slide without control.; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road" |
| ~ side-slip | slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis. |
| ~ glide | move smoothly and effortlessly. |
Recent comments
5 weeks 21 hours ago
9 weeks 2 days ago
10 weeks 5 days ago
26 weeks 4 hours ago
26 weeks 4 hours ago
26 weeks 6 hours ago
26 weeks 5 days ago
30 weeks 6 days ago
31 weeks 5 days ago
32 weeks 4 days ago