skid
noun
a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
have skidded
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present perfectof skid.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The man who died had been driving a small commercial vehicle, which is believed to have skidded and mounted the median strip.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
In his preseason meeting with them Friday, Schmetzer challenged his players on why they might have skidded last season after feeling so elevated.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
No-one saw the moment he came off, but he was believed to have skidded off a wet stone and fallen through shrubbery, which separated the track and the ravine.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2022
The restrained Mr. Malloy is also very good at suggesting the inner life of a decent man who could easily have skidded into sad-sackdom.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2018
Again he understood how to drive in the toes of his hoofs and go up safely through loose gravel where most horses, even mustangs, would have skidded to the bottom of the slope.
From Black Jack by Max Brand
