skid

(skĭd)
n.

1. The act of sliding or slipping over a surface, often sideways.
2. 1. A plank, log, or timber, usually one of a pair, used as a support or as a track for sliding or rolling heavy objects.
   2. A pallet for loading or handling goods, especially one having solid sideboards and no bottom.
   3. One of several logs or timbers forming a skid road.
3. skids Nautical. A wooden framework attached to the side of a ship to prevent damage, as when unloading.
4. A shoe or drag applying pressure to a wheel to brake a vehicle.
5. A runner in the landing gear of certain aircraft.
6. skids Slang. A path to ruin or failure: His career hit the skids. Her life is now on the skids.

v., skid·ded, skid·ding, skids.

v.intr.

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

v.tr.

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

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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noun

A usually swift downward trend, as in prices: decline, descent, dip, dive, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, slide, slump, tumble. See increase/decrease.

verb

1. To lose one's balance and fall or almost fall: slide, slip, slither. Idioms: take askidslide. See move/halt.
2. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price: dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, slump, tumble. Idioms: take a suddendowntrenddownturn. See increase/decrease.

Idioms beginning with skid:
skid row

In addition to the idiom beginning with skid, also see on the skids; put the skids on; put the skids under.

n. a runner attached to the underside of an aircraft for use when landing on snow or grass.

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IN BRIEF: A plank used as a track on which to slide something heavy. Also: To slide without turning.

If there is ice on the road, it will cause cars to skid into each other.

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i. An uncoordinated turn in which the airplane moves inside the turn because of an insufficient aileron or excessive rudder.



ii. In helicopters, a fixed tubular landing gear, often provided with small auxiliary wheels to provide ground mobility.
iii. A rigid ski-shaped member projecting ahead of the landing gear to prevent them from nosing over.
iv. A support for the tail-wheel on the ground in airplanes of early years.



v. A member mounted at the bottom of the aft end of the fuselage of an aircraft with a tricycle undercarriage. The skid absorbs the shock and prevents damage to the aircraft structure if the skid touches the ground either on the takeoff or the landing.

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For a list of words related to skid, see:

• Building and Machine Parts - skid: plank or low platform on which load is supported
• Driving and Repair - skid: loss of control due to ice, water, or sudden stop
• Wagons, Carts, and Sleds - skid: low platform on wheels for moving heavy objects
• Mood and Intent - skid: slide out of control sideways

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See words rhyming with "skid."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - skride, skride ud, glide
v. tr. - få til at skride
n. - udskridning, sliske, støttebjælke

idioms:

• hit the skids    begynde at gå ned ad bakke
• on the skids    på retur, ved at gå rabundus
• put the skids under    sætte fart i
• skid row    slumkvarter

Nederlands (Dutch)
slippen, stutten, uitglijden, slip (m.n. auto), boomstam in houten platform, remschoen, houten plaat om schip te beschermen tijden laden, onderdeel van landingsgestel

Français (French)
v. intr. - (lit, fig) déraper
v. tr. - traîner (avec un traîneau), freiner avec un sabot
n. - dérapage, traîneau, (lit) dérapage, (fig) dérapage, patin ou sabot d'enrayage

idioms:

• hit the skids    être sur le déclin
• on the skids    sur le déclin
• put the skids on    obliger (qn) à faire vite, faire échouer
• put the skids under    obliger à faire vite
• skid row    (US) quartier pauvre et délabré de la ville, (être/finir) clochard

Deutsch (German)
v. - schleudern, rutschen
n. - Schleudern, Kufe, Hemmschuh

idioms:

• hit the skids    einen sehr schnellen Verfall beginnen
• on the skids    auf dem Weg nach unten
• put the skids on    jdn-etwas zu Fall bringen
• put the skids under    jmdn. zu Fall bringen
• skid row    Pennerviertel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γλιστρώ πλαγίως, αποτυγχάνω, ξεπέφτω, σφάλλω
n. - πλαγιολίσθηση, (μηχαν.) ανασταλτικό πέδιλο, τροχοπέδη, φορτοπλατφόρμα

idioms:

• hit the skids    πάω κατά διαβόλου, πιάνω πάτο
• on the skids    έτοιμος για καθέλκυση, που πάει κατά διαβόλου
• put the skids under    υπονομεύω, επισπεύδω
• skid row    (καθομ.) φτωχογειτονιά, φτωχοσόκακο

Italiano (Italian)
slittare

idioms:

• hit the skids    andare in rovina
• on the skids    all'orlo della rovina
• put the skids under    spingere verso la rovina
• skid row    quartiere malfamato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - escorar, fazer derrapar, deslizar
n. - patinagem (f), plano (m) inclinado

idioms:

• hit the skids    fracassar
• on the skids    à beira (f) de uma desgraça
• put the skids under    levar à ruína
• skid row    escória (f), marginália (f)

Русский (Russian)
подставка, подпорка, направляющий рельс, тормозной башмак, скольжение (на вираже), занос, путь под уклон, скользить, заносить, буксовать, тормозить, спускаться на лыжах, резко падать

idioms:

• hit the skids    опуститься
• on the skids    катиться по наклонной плоскости
• put the skids under    быстро отделаться от (кого-л., чего-л.), сместить (кого-л.), добиться провала (чего-л.)
• skid row    район притонов и ночлежек, улица бродяг и пьяниц, "дно"

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - patinar
v. tr. - hacer deslizar sobre maderos, sostener con calzos, proveer de varaderas
n. - cada uno de los maderos, barras, etc. que se usan para hacer deslizar algo sobre ellos , polín, rodillo, calzo, varadera, patín, traba, freno, patinazo

idioms:

• hit the skids    entrar en un rápido deterioro o decadencia, estar en la ruina
• on the skids    de capa caída
• put the skids on    hacer caer o fracasar
• put the skids under    hacer caer o fracasar
• skid row    barrio bajo, bajos fondos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slira, sladda, kana
n. - slirning, sladd, bromskloss, hämsko, glidrulle

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
打滑, 滑行, 斜滑, 急遽下降, 刹住, 使减速, 将...堆在垫木上, 滚滑, 使打滑, 垫木

idioms:

• hit the skids    走下坡路, 倒霉
• on the skids    在衰落, 在走下坡路
• put the skids under    催促, 使毁灭, 使赶紧, 使垮台
• skid row    贫民窟

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 打滑, 滑行, 斜滑, 急遽下降
v. tr. - 剎住, 使減速, 將...堆在墊木上, 滾滑, 使打滑
n. - 打滑, 滑行, 斜滑, 墊木

idioms:

• hit the skids    走下坡路, 倒楣
• on the skids    在衰落, 在走下坡路
• put the skids under    催促, 使毀滅, 使趕緊, 使垮臺
• skid row    貧民窟

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - ~을 활재에 싣다, 옆으로 미끄러지다
v. tr. - (바퀴에) 미끄럼 막이를 하다, 활재 위에 놓다, 옆으로 미끄러지게 하다
n. - 스키드 (화물 이동용의 바퀴 달린 대), (비탈길에 쓰는) 지륜 장치, (무거운 짐을 미끄러지게 하는) 활재

idioms:

• hit the skids    내리막이 되다, 파멸하다
• put the skids under    ~을 서두르게 하다, ~을 늦추다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 横すべり, 車輪のすべり止め, すべり材, 滑り材
v. - 横すべりする

idioms:

• hit the skids    破滅する
• on the skids    落ち目である, 解雇されそうである
• skid row    どや街

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدحرج شيئا ثقيلا, يسقط بسرعه أو بقوة (الاسم) قفاز ألسفينه, لوح خشبي ينصب على شكل مائل ليدحرج عليه شيء ثقيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮החליק, הידרדר, טעה, נכשל‬
v. tr. - ‮גרם להחלקה, בלם‬
n. - ‮החלקה, בלם, מעצור‬

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