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'skid' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'skid' with 3 example sentences.


skid noun

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

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

: an unexpected slide

skid verb

: slide without control

: elevate onto skids

: apply a brake or skid to

: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner


  • To some extent, you can control the car in a skid.
  • The patrol car skidded to a stop.
  • The spinning top skidded across the floor.
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