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skid(1) (iou)



skid noun. E17.
[Origin uncertain: in form and sense resembling Old Norse skie (see SHIDE, SKI noun & adjective).]
A supporting beam or plank; spec. (Nautical) any of a number of beams or supports holding a vessel under construction or repair in position. E17.
A plank or roller on which a heavy object may be placed to facilitate moving. E18.
hit the skids colloq. enter a rapid decline or deterioration. on the skids colloq. about to be defeated or discarded; in a steadily worsening state. put the skids under colloq. cause or hasten the downfall or failure of.
b. spec. Each of a number of peeled and partially sunk timbers forming a road along which logs are hauled. N. Amer. E19.
c. A runner attached to the underside of an aircraft for use when landing. E20.
Nautical. A wooden fender on a ship. M18.
A braking device; esp. a wooden or metal shoe used to prevent a wheel from revolving or as a drag. Cf. earlier SKID verb1 1. M18.
[from the verb.] An act of skidding or sliding sideways. E20.
b. Aeronautics. A sideways movement of an aircraft, esp. away from the centre of curvature of a turn. E20.
Comb.: skid beam a horizontal supporting beam; skid-lid slang a crash-helmet; skid mark a mark made on the road by the tyre of a skidding vehicle (usu. in pl.); skid-mounted adjective mounted on runners; skid-pan (a) a slippery road surface prepared to enable drivers to practise control of skidding; (b) a braking device; skid road N. Amer. (a) a road formed of skids along which logs are hauled; (b) orig., a downtown area frequented by loggers; now gen. = skid row below; skid row (chiefly N. Amer.) [alt. of skid road above] a run-down part of a town frequented by vagrants, alcoholics, etc.; skidsteer (loader) a small, highly manoeuvrable wheeled or tracked vehicle with a large bucket or fork at the front end, used in construction and farming; skidway N. Amer. (a) a road formed from logs, planks, etc.; (b) a platform (usu. inclined) for piling logs before transportation or sawing.
skidded adjective provided with a skid or skids M20.