skid

[US]/skɪd/
[UK]/skɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. brake; slipping; slide rail, sliding pad
vt. slide smoothly; brake, decelerate
vi. slip

Phrases & Collocations

car skidded

skid marks

hit the skids

skid resistance

on the skids

skid proof

Example Sentences

skid on a slippery road

with no money to spend, the club are on skid row .

The lorry went into a skid and crashed into the barrier.

I had to skid my bike sideways to avoid broadsiding her.

Sales of new models have skided 60 percent.

The car has many safety features, including anti-skid braking.

The police examined the skid marks to see how fast the car had been travelling.

He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid.

his mission was to use his budgetary skills to grease the skids for new projects.

Unfortunately the government has put the skids under the hospital building programme.

With the anti-skid chains the vehicle wheel circumambulate the inside wheel from the lower part, and then open the side of anti-skid chain of the insurance screws and Connect (such as left 3).

When he went bankrupt he lost everything, and ended up living on skid row for a few years.

If it is too slopy it is more tiring to mow the lawn.And just have to remember that your car might skid when you go in and out of the garage when snow.

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