skid

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /skɪd/

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Verb

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.
   • Synonyms: slide and slip

   The truck skidded out of control on the ice.

   The car skidded on a patch of ice.

Noun

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.