Synonyms for skid
skɪd

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1. skid(noun)

   one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects

   Synonyms:
   shoe, brake shoe, sideslip, slip

2. brake shoe, shoe, skid(noun)

   a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

   Synonyms:
   shoe, brake shoe, sideslip, horseshoe, slip

3. skid, slip, sideslip(verb)

   an unexpected slide

   Synonyms:
   slipperiness, slip, brake shoe, gaucherie, cutting, pillowcase, shimmy, mooring, trip, pillow slip, case, chemise, moorage, shift, slickness, parapraxis, shoe, slip-up, faux pas, slip of paper, slick, strip, elusion, solecism, gaffe, teddy, eluding, miscue, sideslip, berth

4. skid(verb)

   slide without control

   "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"

   Synonyms:
   slue, slew, slide, slip

5. skid(verb)

   elevate onto skids

   Synonyms:
   slue, slew, slide, slip

6. skid(verb)

   apply a brake or skid to

   Synonyms:
   slue, slew, slide, slip

7. skid, slip, slue, slew, slide(verb)

   move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

   "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

   Synonyms:
   slide, slip, steal, sheer, sneak, slew, slue, slip one's mind, drop away, swerve, cut, trend, slither, luxate, curve, dislocate, splay, drop off, fall away, mistake, err, veer

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1. skid(n)

   Synonyms:
   drag, clog, skidpan

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1. List of paraphrases for "skid":

   skate, sliding, skating, slippage

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1. Ola Benderius:

   Now we can know what the driver will do before they have done it. You can look 0.4 seconds into the future. That is very good because we can compensate for that, for instance, in an anti-skid system, if you know, for example, that the driver will pull the steering wheel 80 degrees to the left, you can pull a little more on the right side to compensate. You can compensate for the driver because the driver doesn’t really know how the wheels are aligned, but the system can measure them.

2. Daniela Rivera:

   I got on the scooter, pressed the gas, and the scooter just completely slipped out from under me, i skid across the gravel floor and had burns all over my legs.

3. James Knox:

   He comes down to the inner city, to Skid Row, which is one of the most challenging areas to live in and he runs so freely.

4. Kimberlee Robinson:

   I was taking it slow but apparently not slow enough and after I went to that corner I started slipping and did everything I thought I was supposed to, i tapped on the brakes, tried to steer into the skid but we started to slide off.

5. Deon Joseph:

   The shelters and the missions here, they give food and clothes to draw people in to get the services to that help people get on their feet -- like drug programs, alcohol programs, domestic violence program, job programs, but many of the folks from here won't use them, because they're getting their needs met on the streets of Skid Row.

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