Thesaurus: skid

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1. 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.
2. n. A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure.
3. n. Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo.
4. 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.
5. n. One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.
6. v. t. To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids.
7. v. t. To check with a skid, as wagon wheels.
8. n. one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
9. n. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
10. n. an unexpected slide
11. v. slide without control
12. v. elevate onto skids