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skid

/skɪd/

Translations

skidnoun

skids

/skɪd/

скольжение

The car went into a skid on the icy road.

Машина вошла в скольжение на обледенелой дороге.

поддон

The warehouse uses a skid to move heavy boxes.

Склад использует поддон для перемещения тяжелых коробок.

Synonyms

skidverb

skidded

Past Simple

skidded

Past Participle

skidding

Gerund

/skɪd/

заносить

The car began to skid on the icy road.

Машину начало заносить на скользкой дороге.

Additional translations

Synonyms

skidadjective

/skɪd/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., skid plate, skid marks); treated as adjective for dictionary completeness.

Synonyms

Definitions

skidnoun

A plank, log, or other support used as a track for rolling or sliding objects.

The workers used a skid to move the heavy machinery across the warehouse floor.

A sudden, uncontrolled sliding movement of a vehicle, typically caused by a loss of traction.

The car went into a skid on the icy road, but the driver managed to regain control.

A pallet or platform on which goods are stacked for storage or transport.

The warehouse was filled with skids loaded with boxes ready for shipment.

A state of decline or deterioration, especially in status, condition, or prosperity (usually in plural form).

After the scandal the company was clearly on the skids.

One of a pair of longitudinal runners that form the landing gear of a helicopter or other aircraft and on which it rests when on the ground.

The helicopter settled gently onto its skids.

skidverb

To slide, typically sideways or obliquely, on a slippery surface.

The car began to skid on the icy road.

To lose traction and slide uncontrollably.

The cyclist skidded when he hit the patch of gravel.

To drag or haul (logs or other heavy objects) over the ground, usually with the aid of skids or a skid road.

The lumberjacks skidded the logs down to the river for transport.

skidadjective

Used before another noun to indicate relation to skidding or to devices that prevent or endure skidding.

The mechanic installed new skid plates to protect the truck’s undercarriage.