FromMiddle English *skid , fromOld Norse skíð ( “ a billet of wood, a beam or plank on which something rests ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *skīdą ( “ log, clapboard ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *skey-t- ,*skey- ( “ to split, divide, separate ” ) . Cognate withEnglish shide , fromMiddle English schyd ,schyde ,schide ( “ plank, beam ” ) ,German Scheit ( “ piece of wood, log ” ) .Doublet ofski .
skid (plural skids )
An out-of-controlsliding motion as would result from applying thebrakes too hard in a car.Just before hitting the guardrail the driver was able to regain control and pull out of theskid .
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.Synonyms: drag ,skidpan ( by extension ) Ahook attached to achain , used for the same purpose.A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.Arunner of asled .In the hours before daylight he sharpened theskids and tightened the lashings to prepare for the long dogsled journey.
Aski -shapedrunner 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 longskids for snow and ice landings.
A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into thepallet .He unloaded sixskids of boxes from the truck.
One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.1897 ,Joseph Conrad ,Niger of the Narcissus :His head was away up in the shadows of lifeboats that stood on skids above the deck.
1882 ,New York Court of Appeals :If the boat had been further out, we could not get to work at the wheel without beaching her further up; or either dry docking her or putting her on skids.
( aviation ) Abanked sideslip where the aircraft's nose isyawed towards the low wing, often due to excessiverudder input.( sports ) Alosing streak .The team snapped a 3-gameskid with a win over their biggest rival. out of control sliding motion
Bulgarian:занасяне n ( zanasjane ) ,буксуване n ( buksuvane ) Catalan:derrapatge m ,derrapada f ,patinada (ca) f Czech:smyk (cs) m Dutch:slip (nl) f Finnish:luisu (fi) ,liirto ,liuku (fi) ,luisto (fi) French:dérapage (fr) m German:Schleudern (de) n Greek:ολίσθηση (el) f ( olísthisi ) ,γλίστρημα (el) n ( glístrima ) Italian:derapata f Persian:بکسوات (fa) ( boksovât ) Portuguese:derrapagem (pt) f Russian:зано́с (ru) m ( zanós ) ,юз (ru) m ( juz ) ,скольже́ние (ru) n ( skolʹžénije ) ,боково́е скольже́ние n ( bokovóje skolʹžénije ) ( sports ) Spanish:derrape (es) m ,patinazo m ,resbalón (es) m ,derrapada (es) f Swedish:sladd (sv) c
ski shaped runner or supporting surface as found on an aircraft
skid (third-person singular simple present skids ,present participle skidding ,simple past and past participle skidded )
( intransitive ) ( 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 ) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.Theyskidded around the corner and accelerated up the street.
( intransitive , transitive , aviation ) To operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing.Don't use excessive rudder when turning, especially at low airspeed, as this causes your plane toskid through the turn, which can cause you to very rapidly enter a spin if the inner wing stalls.
Because of the jammed ailerons, the pilot had to use careful rudder inputs toskid his plane in order to turn it so he could get lined up with the runway.
( transitive ) To protect or support with a skid or skids.( transitive ) To cause to move on skids.( transitive ) To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.1859 ,Charles Dickens , “The Mail”, inA Tale of Two Cities , London:Chapman and Hall , [ … ] ,→OCLC , book I (Recalled to Life),page 4 :The horses stopped to breathe again, and the guard got down toskid the wheel for the descent, and open the coach-door to let the passengers in
to slide in an uncontrolled manner
Bulgarian:занасям се ( zanasjam se ) Catalan:derrapar (ca) ,lliscar (ca) ,patinar (ca) Czech:dostat smyk ,smýkat (cs) Dutch:slippen (nl) Finnish:luisua (fi) ,liirtää ,liirata ,liukua (fi) ,sutia (fi) French:déraper (fr) Galician:derrapar German: (weg-)rutschen ,schleudern (in case of a car) Greek:ολισθαίνω (el) ( olisthaíno ) ,γλιστρώ (el) ( glistró ) Italian:derapare (it) ,sbandare (it) Maori:paheke ,mania Persian:شکوخیدن (fa) ( šekuxidan ) Portuguese:derrapar (pt) Russian:скользи́ть (ru) ( skolʹzítʹ ) Serbo-Croatian:proklizati (sh) Spanish:resbalar (es) ,patinar (es) ,derrapar (es) ,culear (es) Swedish:slira (sv)
Shortening ofstepkid .
skid (plural skids )
( Internet slang ) Astepchild .Shortened fromscript kiddie , probably viaskiddie .
skid (plural skids )
( Internet slang ) Ascript kiddie .2022 , Anas Zakir,Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics , page105 :[ …] it is something that differentiates an elite hacker fromskids (script kiddies).
skid (third-person singular simple present skids ,present participle skidding ,simple past and past participle skidded )
( Internet slang ) Tosteal or copy, especially computer code.(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
skid (plural skids )
( UK , slang , obsolete ) Asovereign ( old coin ) .John Camden Hotten (1873 )The Slang Dictionary FromOld Norse skítr , fromProto-Germanic *skītaz ,*skitiz , cognate withDutch schijt ,English shit ,German Schiss ,Scheiß ,Scheiße ,German Low German Schiet ,Norwegian Bokmål skitt ,Norwegian Nynorsk skit ,skitt ,Swedish skit .Doublet ofskejs .
skid c (singular definite skiden ,plural indefinite skide or skider )
( vulgar ) fart ( vulgar , derogatory ) turd ,shit ( a person one dislikes ) ( vulgar , with a negative) abit ,damn ( little bit, iota ) Jeg ved ikke enskid om den slags. I don't knowshit about that kind of thing FromOld Norse skíð n , fromProto-Germanic *skīdą ( “ billet ” ) .
skid n (plural skid )
( pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal ) alternative spelling ofski ( “ ski ” ) ganga påskid ( plural ) ―toski Landsmål declension ofskid (stronga -stem) neuter singular plural indefinite definite indefinite definite nominative-accusative skid skidet skid skidi dative ― skide ― skidom compound-genitive ― ― ― ―
“skid” in Ivar Aasen (1873)Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring