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"Skid" Definition

noun

A pallet for loading or handling goods, especially one having solid sideboards and no bottom.
A plank, log, or timber, usually one of a pair, used as a support or as a track for sliding or rolling heavy objects.
A runner in the landing gear of certain aircraft.
A shoe or drag applying pressure to a wheel to brake a vehicle.
Nautical A wooden framework attached to the side of a ship to prevent damage, as when unloading.

verb-intransitive

To move sideways in a turn because of insufficient banking. Used of an airplane.
To slide sideways while moving because of loss of traction: The truck skidded on a patch of ice. See Synonyms at slide.
To slide without revolving: wheels skidding on oily pavement.

verb

To fall rapidly, steeply, or far .
To slide sideways away from the center of curvature when turning.
To slip sideways on the road.
To fail to grip the roadway.
To slide without rotating (as a wheel held from turning while a vehicle moves onward).

verb-transitive

To brake (a wheel) with a skid.
To haul on a skid or skids.