English to English noun
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one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects | | source: wordnet30
2 |
a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation | | source: wordnet30
3 |
an unexpected slide | | source: wordnet30
4 |
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. | | source: webster1913
5 |
A runner (one or two) under some flying machines, used for landing. | | source: webster1913 verb
6 |
slide without control | | Example: the car skidded in the curve on the wet road
source: wordnet30
7 |
elevate onto skids | | source: wordnet30
8 |
apply a brake or skid to | | source: wordnet30
9 |
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | | Example: the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
source: wordnet30
10 |
To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids. | | source: webster1913
11 |
To slide without rotating; -- said of a wheel held from turning while the vehicle moves onward. | | source: webster1913
12 |
To haul (logs) to a skid and load on a skidway. | | source: webster1913
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