noun

skid

SKIHD

noun

An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.

"The car went into a skid on the icy road."

verb

To slide sideways or out of control, typically due to loss of traction.

"The truck skidded to a stop just before the intersection."

How to Use Skid

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo slide out of control, or the sliding movement itself.

Common mistake

The idiom "on the skids" means declining or in trouble, not literally sliding.

Common pairings

skid marks go into a skid skid to a halt

skidded past tense, skidded past tense, skids plural, skids plural, skids plural, skids plural, skids singular, skids singular

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From Old Norse "skíð," originally referring to a plank or beam something rests or slides on — the same root as "ski."

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