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plural skids
An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car. examples
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. examples
(by extension) A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose. examples
A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.
A runner of a sled. examples
A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels. examples
A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet. examples
One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel. quotations examples
His head was away up in the shadows of lifeboats that stood on skids above the deck.
1897, Joseph Conrad, Niger of the Narcissus
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.
1882, New York Court of Appeals
(aviation) A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input. examples
(sports) A losing streak. examples
third-person singular simple present skids, present participle skidding, simple past and past participle skidded
(intransitive) (of a wheel, sled runner, or vehicle tracks) To slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have. examples
(intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning. examples
(intransitive, transitive, aviation) To operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing. examples
(transitive) To protect or support with a skid or skids. examples
(transitive) To cause to move on skids. examples
(transitive) To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid. quotations examples
The horses stopped to breathe again, and the guard got down to skid the wheel for the descent, and open the coach-door to let the passengers in
1859, Charles Dickens, “The Mail”, in A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], book I (Recalled to Life), page 4
(Internet slang) A stepchild.
(Internet slang) A script kiddie. quotations
[…] it is something that differentiates an elite hacker from skids (script kiddies).
2022, Anas Zakir, Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics, page 105
(Internet slang) To steal or copy, especially computer code.
(UK, slang, obsolete) A sovereign (old coin).