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Skid

//skɪd// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun

1
An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
"Near-synonyms: wheelslide, sideslip"
2
A stepchild. Internet
3
A script kiddie. Internet
"[…] it is something that differentiates an elite hacker from skids (script kiddies)."
4
A sovereign (old coin). UK, obsolete, slang
5
an unexpected slide wordnet

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6
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.
7
a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation wordnet
8
A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose. broadly
9
one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects wordnet
10
A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.; A runner of a sled.
"In the hours before daylight he sharpened the skids and tightened the lashings to prepare for the long dogsled journey."
11
A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.; A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.
"Due to frequent arctic travel, the plane was equipped with long skids for snow and ice landings."
12
A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.; A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.
"He unloaded six skids of boxes from the truck."
13
A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.; A pallet.
14
A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.; One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.
"His head was away up in the shadows of lifeboats that stood on skids above the deck."
15
A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input.
16
A losing streak.
"The team snapped a 3-game skid with a win over their biggest rival."

Verb

1
(of a wheel, sled runner, or vehicle tracks) To slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have. intransitive
2
To steal or copy, especially computer code. Internet
3
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner wordnet
4
To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning. intransitive
"They skidded around the corner and accelerated up the street."
5
slide without control wordnet

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6
To operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing. intransitive, transitive
"Don't use excessive rudder when turning, especially at low airspeed, as this causes your plane to skid through the turn, which can cause you to very rapidly enter a spin if the inner wing stalls."
7
apply a brake or skid to wordnet
8
To protect or support with a skid or skids. transitive
9
elevate onto skids wordnet
10
To cause to move on skids. transitive
11
To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid. transitive
"The horses stopped to breathe again, and the guard got down to skid the wheel for the descent, and open the coach-door to let the passengers in"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English *skid, from Old Norse skíð (“a billet of wood, a beam or plank on which something rests”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“log, clapboard”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey-t-, *skey- (“to split, divide, separate”). Cognate with English shide, from Middle English schyd, schyde, schide (“plank, beam”), German Scheit (“piece of wood, log”). Doublet of ski.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Shortening of stepkid.

Etymology 4

Shortened from script kiddie, probably via skiddie.

Etymology 5

Shortened from script kiddie, probably via skiddie.

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