Skid
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verb
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noun
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(As a verb)
Skid ( verb )
- To slide or slip, especially on a smooth surface.
- To move on skids or runners.
- To lose traction or control and slide or slip.
- To cause to slide or slip.
Origin:
From the middle english word "skiden" which means "to slide, slip or glide".
Examples:
- The car skidded on the icy road.
- The skier skidded to a stop at the bottom of the slope.
- The truck skidded on the wet pavement.
- The pilot skidded the plane to a stop on the runway.
- The bicyclist skidded on the gravel and fell.
(As a noun)
Skid ( noun )
- To slide or slip, especially on a smooth surface.
- To move on skids or runners.
- To lose traction or control and slide or slip.
- To cause to slide or slip.
Origin:
From the middle english word "skiden" which means "to slide, slip or glide".
Examples:
- The car skidded on the icy road.
- The skier skidded to a stop at the bottom of the slope.
- The truck skidded on the wet pavement.
- The pilot skidded the plane to a stop on the runway.
- The bicyclist skidded on the gravel and fell.