skid

skid · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To slide uncontrollably, especially of a vehicle.

  2. 2.

    [as noun]An act of skidding; a runner on an aircraft.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    skid row — An impoverished urban area.
  • •
    on the skids — In decline; failing.

Related words

Antonyms: grip
See also: brake, slide, slip
Synonyms: slide, slip

Etymology

From Old Norse skíð ("stick of wood, ski").