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skid

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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Plain form
skid

Third-person singular
skids

Past tense
skidded

Past participle
skidded

Present participle
skidding

  1. (intransitive) If a vehicle skids, it slides sideways along a slippery surface, usually in an uncontrollable way.
    The truck skidded out of control on the ice.
    The car skidded on a patch of ice.

Noun

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Singular
skid

Plural
skids

  1. (countable) A skid the act of something sliding out of control.
    The conditions on the road forced the car to go into a skid.
  2. (countable) A skid is a long, flat piece that is attached under an aircraft that helps the aircraft land.