skid
[ skid ]
/ skɪd /
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noun
verb (used with object), skid·ded, skid·ding.
verb (used without object), skid·ded, skid·ding.
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Idioms about skid
Origin of skid
1600–10; 1925–30 for def. 18; apparently <Old Norse skith (noun), cognate with Old English scīd thin slip of wood; see ski
OTHER WORDS FROM skid
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British Dictionary definitions for skid
skid
/ (skɪd) /
verb skids, skidding or skidded
noun
Derived forms of skid
skiddy, adjectiveWord Origin for skid
C17: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare ski
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