ENGLISH: skid - CREOLE: patinen



Overview of noun skid



The noun skid has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. skid -- (one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects)

2. brake shoe, shoe, skid -- (a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation)

3. skid, slip, sideslip -- (an unexpected slide)



Overview of verb skid



The verb skid has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (3) skid -- (slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road")

2. skid -- (elevate onto skids)

3. skid -- (apply a brake or skid to)

4. skid, slip, slue, slew, slide -- (move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk")

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