Skid

Pronunciation: skĭd

on the skidsandhit the skids.

n.	1.	A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose.
	2.	(Naut.) A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure.
	3.	(Aëronautics) A runner (one or two) under some flying machines, used for landing.
	4.	A low movable platform for supporting heavy items to be transported, typically of two layers, and having a space between the layers into which the fork of a fork lift can be inserted; it is used to conveniently transport heavy objects by means of a fork lift; - a skid without wheels is the same as a pallet.
	5.	Declining fortunes; a movement toward defeat or downfall; - used mostly in the phrase
	6.	Act of skidding; - called also side slip.
v. t.	1.	To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids. [imp. & p. p. Skidded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Skidding.]
	2.	To check with a skid, as wagon wheels.
	3.	(Forestry) To haul (logs) to a skid and load on a skidway.
v. i.	1.	To slide without rotating; - said of a wheel held from turning while the vehicle moves onward.
	2.	To fail to grip the roadway; specif., to slip sideways on the road; to side-slip; - said esp. of a cycle or automobile.

Noun	1.	skid - one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
	2.	skid - a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation Synonyms: brake shoe, shoe
	3.	skid - an unexpected slide Synonyms: sideslip, slip
Verb	1.	skid - slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"
	2.	skid - elevate onto skids
	3.	skid - apply a brake or skid to
	4.	skid - move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" Synonyms: slide, slew, slue, slip