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WIKTIONARY
skidding
Verb
  • present participle of skid
Noun
  • The motion of something that skids.
skid
Noun
  • An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car.
  • 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.
  • A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose. by extension
  • A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.
    • A runner of a sled.
    • A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.
    • A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.
    • Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it when handling cargo. nautical, in the plural
    • One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.
Verb
  • To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard. intransitive
  • 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. transitive