skid [skidskidsskiddedskidding] verb, noun BrE [skɪd] NAmE [skɪd] verb (-dd-)intransitive (usually of a vehicle) to slide sideways or forwards in an uncontrolled way •The car skidded on the ice and went straight into the wall. •She could feel they were skidding. •The taxi skidded to a halt just in time. •Her foot skidded on the wet floor and she fell heavily. Verb forms:
Word Origin: late 17th cent. (as a noun in the sense ‘supporting beam’): perhaps related to Old Norse skíth ‘billet, snowshoe’.
Example Bank: •A truck had skidded out of control on the icy road. •One rider came off as his bike skidded sideways. •The car skidded and crashed into a wall. •We skidded and slid across the wet cobblestones. Idioms: ↑on the skids▪ ↑put the skids under somebody
noun 1. the movement of a vehicle when it suddenly slides sideways in an uncontrolled way •The motorbike went into a skid. •The skid marks on the road showed how fast the car had been travelling. 2. a part that is underneath some aircraft, beside the wheels, and is used for landing •the skids of a helicopter
Word Origin: late 17th cent. (as a noun in the sense ‘supporting beam’): perhaps related to Old Norse skíth ‘billet, snowshoe’.
Example Bank: •The police examined the skid marks to see how fast the car had been travelling. •The motorbike went into a skid.
