Crossword-Solution: SKID
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Skid | n. | 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; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose. |
| Skid | n. | A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure. |
| Skid | n. | Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo. |
| Skid | n. | One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling. |
| Skid | n. | One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc. |
| Skid | v. t. | To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids. |
| Skid | v. t. | To check with a skid, as wagon wheels. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SKID | anagram | DISK, KIDS |
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Sentences with SKID (5)
Radios as well as anti-skid braking controls and all other computer controlled functions in the automobiles ceased working.
These cars, which were of rectangular shape with a blunt nose, were fitted with a single landing skid aft, and contained seats for three persons.
But the Momentum (two tons at 100 miles per hour is no small affair) heavily resents this change of direction, and tries its level best to prevent it and to pull the machine sideways and outwards from its spiral course--that is, to make it “side-skid” outwards.
The velocity of the “skid,” or sideways movement, is then only such as is necessary to secure an air pressure equal and opposite to the centrifugal force of the turn.
Side-Slip, to--To fall as a result of an excessive “bank” or “roll.” Skid, to--To be carried sideways by centrifugal force when turning to left or right.
Quotes with SKID (3)
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!
Well, my dear sisters, the gospel is the good news that can free us from guilt. We know that Jesus experienced the totality of mortal existence in Gethsemane. It's our faith that he experienced everything- absolutely everything. Sometimes we don't think through the implications of that belief. We talk in great generalities about the sins of all humankind, about the suffering of the entire human family. But we don't experience pain in generalities. We experience it individuall…
When I get down to my last dime I'll just walk over to skid row.""There are some real weirdos down there.""They're everywhere.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, Custom, Daily Beast, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, Slate, The Atlantic, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 278 times in crossword archives (1950–2025).