luistaminen — meaning in English

English meaning

• skidding noun The act of sliding out of control, especially of a vehicle.
• slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.

Senses

luistaminen is used for these senses in English:

• skidding The motion of something that skids.
• slide The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
• slide (baseball) The act of dropping down and skidding into a base

skidding — full definition

1. noun The act of sliding out of control, especially of a vehicle.
2. noun In logging, the process of dragging cut trees out of a forest.

slide — full definition

1. verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
2. verb To decrease gradually in amount, value, or quality.
3. noun A playground structure that children climb up and slide down.
4. noun A single page of a computer presentation.
5. noun A thin piece of glass used to hold a sample for viewing under a microscope.

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