Meaning of Skid | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
2. A stepchild.
   Internet
3. A script kiddie.
   Internet
4. A sovereign (old coin).
   UK, obsolete, slang
5. 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.
6. A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
   broadly
7. A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.
8. A runner of a sled.
9. A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.
10. A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.
11. A pallet.
12. One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.
13. A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input.
14. A losing streak.

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: wheelslide, sideslip”

“Just before hitting the guardrail the driver was able to regain control and pull out of the skid.”

“In the hours before daylight he sharpened the skids and tightened the lashings to prepare for the long dogsled journey.”

“Due to frequent arctic travel, the plane was equipped with long skids for snow and ice landings.”

“He unloaded six skids of boxes from the truck.”

“His head was away up in the shadows of lifeboats that stood on skids above the deck.”

“If the boat had been further out, we could not get to work at the wheel without beaching her further up; or either dry docking her or putting her on skids.”

“The team snapped a 3-game skid with a win over their biggest rival.”

“[…] it is something that differentiates an elite hacker from skids (script kiddies).”

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