skid

skid
skid1 [skıd] v past tense and past participle skidded present participle skidding
if a vehicle or a wheel on a vehicle skids, it suddenly slides sideways and you cannot control it
▪ The car skidded as she turned onto the highway.
skid on/into/across etc
▪ The bus skidded off the road and into a ditch.
[i]see usage note ↑slide1
skid 2
skid2 n
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1¦(sliding movement)¦
2 on the skids
3 put the skids under something
4¦(sport)¦
5¦(aircraft)¦
6¦(used to lift/move)¦
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[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language]
1.) ¦(SLIDING MOVEMENT)¦
a sudden sliding movement of a vehicle that you cannot control
▪ Turn the car towards the skid if you lose control of it.
▪ He slammed on the brakes and we went into a long skid (=started to skid) .
2.) on the skids informal
in a situation that is bad and getting worse
▪ He's been on the skids since losing his job.
3.) put the skids under sth
BrE informal to make it likely or certain that something will fail
▪ The recession put the skids under his plans for starting a new business.
4.) ¦(SPORT)¦ [usually singular]
AmE a period of time during which a person or team is not successful - used in news reports
▪ The Red Sox victory ended a six-game skid.
5.) ¦(AIRCRAFT)¦
a flat narrow part that is under some aircraft such as ↑helicopters, and is used in addition to wheels for landing
6.) ¦(USED TO LIFT/MOVE)¦ [usually plural]
a piece of wood that is put under a heavy object to lift or move it

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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