skid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: skid	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for skid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
skid n one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation Synonym(s): brake shoe, shoe, skid an unexpected slide Synonym(s): skid, slip, sideslip v slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road" elevate onto skids apply a brake or skid to move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" Synonym(s): skid, slip, slue, slew, slide
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skid \Skid\, n. 1. (A[89]ronautics) A runner (one or two) under some flying machines, used for landing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skid \Skid\, v. i. 1. To slide without rotating; -- said of a wheel held from turning while the vehicle moves onward. 2. To fail to grip the roadway; specif., to slip sideways on the road; to side-slip; -- said esp. of a cycle or automobile.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skid \Skid\, v. t. (Forestry) To haul (logs) to a skid and load on a skidway.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skid \Skid\ (sk[icr]d), n. [Icel. sk[c6][edh] a billet of wood. See {Shide}.] [Written also {skeed}.] 1. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose. 2. A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure. Specifically: (a) pl. (Naut.) Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo. --Totten. (b) One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling. (c) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skid \Skid\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skidded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skidding}.] 1. To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids. 2. To check with a skid, as wagon wheels. --Dickens.