SKID


Meaning of SKID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ skɪd ]

( skids, skidding, skidded)

If a vehicle skids , it slides sideways or forwards while moving, for example when you are trying to stop it suddenly on a wet road.

The car pulled up too fast and skidded on the dusty shoulder of the road...

The plane skidded off the runway while taking off in a snow storm.

VERB : V , V prep

Skid is also a noun.

I slammed the brakes on and went into a skid.

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