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Skid, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skidded p. pr. & vb. n. Skidding.]
1. To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids.
2. To check with a skid, as wagon wheels.
3. Forestry To haul (logs) to a skid and load on a skidway.
skid
n 1: one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or
sliding objects
2: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved
hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's
rotation [syn: brake shoe, shoe]
3: an unexpected slide [syn: slip, sideslip]
v 1: slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the
wet road"
2: elevate onto skids
3: apply a brake or skid to
4: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: slip,
slue, slew, slide]
[also: skidding, skidded]