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SKID

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Irregular inflected forms: skidded    , skidding   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unexpected slide

Synonyms:

sideslip; skid; slip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("skid" is a kind of...):

coast; glide; slide (the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it)

Derivation:

skid (move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner)

skid (slide without control)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

Synonyms:

brake shoe; shoe; skid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("skid" is a kind of...):

constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)

Meronyms (parts of "skid"):

brake lining (the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum)

Holonyms ("skid" is a part of...):

drum brake (hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe)

Derivation:

skid (apply a brake or skid to)

Sense 3

Meaning:

One of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("skid" is a kind of...):

board; plank (a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes)

Holonyms ("skid" is a part of...):

chute; slide; slideway; sloping trough (sloping channel through which things can descend)

Derivation:

skid (elevate onto skids)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Example:

the wheels skidded against the sidewalk

Synonyms:

skid; slew; slide; slip; slue

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "skid" is one way to...):

glide (move smoothly and effortlessly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "skid"):

submarine (move forward or under in a sliding motion)

skid (slide without control)

side-slip (slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

skid (an unexpected slide)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Slide without control

Example:

the car skidded in the curve on the wet road

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "skid" is one way to...):

skid; slew; slide; slip; slue (move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

These cars won't skid

Derivation:

skid (an unexpected slide)

skidder (a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Apply a brake or skid to

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "skid" is one way to...):

brake (cause to stop by applying the brakes)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

skid (a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Elevate onto skids

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "skid" is one way to...):

bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

skid (one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects)

skidder (a worker who uses a skid to move logs)

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