| VERB | motion | skid | slide without control |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | skid | elevate onto skids | |
| motion | skid | apply a brake or skid to | |
| motion | skid, slip, slue, slew, slide | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | |
| NOUN | artifact | skid | one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects |
| artifact | skid, brake shoe, shoe | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation | |
| act | skid, slip, sideslip | an unexpected slide |
| Sounds | skih'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... | |
| Meaning | One of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough | sloping channel through which things can descend |
| Broader | board, plank | A stout length of sawn timber |
| Verbs | skid | elevate onto skids |
| 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 | |
| Part of | drum brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe |
| Parts | brake lining | The lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum |
| Broader | restraint, constraint | A device that retards something's motion / motion |
| Spanish | zapata | |
| Catalan | sabata | |
| Verbs | skid | apply a brake or skid to |
| Meaning | An unexpected slide. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | slip, sideslip | |
| Broader | slide, glide, coast | The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it |
| Spanish | derrapada, derrape, deslizamiento lateral, patinazo, resbalón | |
| Catalan | patinada, relliscada | |
| Verbs | skid | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner |
| skid | slide without control | |
| Meaning | slide without control. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | These cars won't skid | |
| Example | "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road" | |
| Broader | skid, slip, slue, slew, slide | Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner |
| Spanish | patinar | |
| Catalan | patinar | |
| Nouns | skid | an unexpected slide |
| skidder | a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction | |
| Meaning | elevate onto skids. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up | Raise from a lower to a higher position |
| Spanish | elevar en plataforma | |
| Nouns | 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 | |
| Meaning | apply a brake or skid to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | brake | Cause to stop by applying the brakes |
| Spanish | derrapar, patinar, patinazo | |
| Nouns | skid | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |
| Meaning | Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" | |
| Synonyms | slip, slue, slew, slide | |
| Narrower | side-slip | slide sideways / sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis |
| skid | slide without control | |
| submarine | Move forward or under in a sliding motion | |
| Broader | glide | Move smoothly and effortlessly |
| Spanish | deslizar, patinar, resbalar | |
| Catalan | relliscar | |
| Nouns | skid | an unexpected slide |
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