skid

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of losing control of a vehicle and sliding sideways or backwards.

  - "The car skid on the icy road."
  - "After hitting the pothole, the bike skid and the rider was thrown off."

• Noun

  A frame or platform with runners for supporting a load, as a sled or a log skid.

  - "The log skid at the logging site was used to transport the logs."
  - "The sled skid was used to slide across the ice."

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Pronunciation

1. /skɪd/
   
   
   
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2. /skɪd/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with skid
kid , rid , hid , bid

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Homonyms

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1. Skid (Scottish) : A flat-bottomed boat
   

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Homophones

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1. skid (Scottish) : A flat-bottomed boat
   

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Variants

List of all variants of skid that leads to same result
skid , skidproof , skids , skidded , skidding , skid road , skid roads , skid row , skid rows , skid marks , anti-skid , antiskid , on skid row

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Forms

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skids, skidded, skidding

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Etymology

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Old English 'scyddan' meaning 'to cut' or 'to split'. The word evolved to mean 'to slide sideways' in the 15th century.

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Trivia

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1. The longest skid mark on record was over 3 miles long, set in Australia in 1997.

2. The term 'skid row' originally referred to a row of houses where logs were skidded to for transportation and processing.

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Related Concepts

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1. Slip and Fall: A legal term for an injury caused by a person falling due to a dangerous or hazardous condition on someone else's property.

2. Vehicle Control: The ability to maneuver a vehicle safely and effectively, including the ability to recover from skids and other loss-of-control situations.

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Culture

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In literature, 'skid' is often used to describe dangerous situations, such as a car skidding on an icy road. In art, skid marks on the road have been depicted as symbols of danger or speed.

How to Memorize "skid"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a car driving on an icy road, losing control, and sliding sideways. Imagine the tires screeching and the snow flying up as the car skids.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'skid' with the feeling of losing control and the sound of tires screeching on the pavement.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Skid means slide, sideways I'd ideally' to help remember the definition of the word.

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