skid

verb (skids, skidding, skidded)

• 1 [no object] (of a vehicle) slide, typically sideways or obliquely, on slippery ground or as a result of stopping or turning too quickly:the taxicab skidded to a halt
• slip; slide:Barbara’s foot skidded, and she fell to the floor
• [with object] cause to skid:he skidded his car
• [with object] move a heavy object on skids:they skidded the logs down the hill to the waterfront
• decline; deteriorate:its shares have skidded 29% since March

• 2 [with object] fasten a skid to (a wheel) as a brake.

noun

• 1an act of skidding or sliding:the Volvo went into a skid

• 2a runner attached to the underside of an aircraft for use when landing on snow or grass.
• each of a set of wooden rollers used for moving a log or other heavy object.

• 3a braking device consisting of a wooden or metal shoe preventing a wheel from revolving.

• 4a beam or plank used to support a ship under construction or repair.