skid
English Thesaurus
1. an unexpected slide (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | coast, glide, slide, |
| definition | : | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (noun.act) |
2. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | constraint, restraint, |
| definition | : | a device that retards something's motion (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | brake lining, |
| definition | : | the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | drum brake, |
| definition | : | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe (noun.artifact) |
3. one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | board, plank, |
| definition | : | a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes (noun.substance) |
4. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | glide, |
| definition | : | move smoothly and effortlessly (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | submarine, |
| definition | : | move forward or under in a sliding motion (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | skid, |
| definition | : | slide without control (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | side-slip, |
| definition | : | slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis (verb.motion) |
5. slide without control (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | skid, slew, slide, slip, slue, |
| definition | : | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (verb.motion) |
6. apply a brake or skid to (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | brake, |
| definition | : | cause to stop by applying the brakes (verb.motion) |
7. elevate onto skids (verb.motion)
8. an unexpected slide (noun.act)
| derivation | : | skid, slew, slide, slip, slue, |
| definition | : | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | skid, |
| definition | : | slide without control (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | slip, steal, |
| definition | : | move stealthily (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | slippery, slippy, |
| definition | : | causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide (adj.all) |
9. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | skid, |
| definition | : | apply a brake or skid to (verb.motion) |
10. one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | skid, |
| definition | : | elevate onto skids (verb.motion) |
11. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | slider, |
| definition | : | a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | coast, glide, slide, |
| definition | : | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | slide, |
| definition | : | (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. (noun.event) |
12. slide without control (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | skidder, slider, slipper, |
| definition | : | a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction (noun.person) |
13. apply a brake or skid to (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | brake shoe, shoe, skid, |
| definition | : | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation (noun.artifact) |
14. elevate onto skids (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | skid, |
| definition | : | one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | skidder, |
| definition | : | a worker who uses a skid to move logs (noun.person) |
15. an unexpected slide (noun.act)
| derivation | : | skid, slew, slide, slip, slue, |
| definition | : | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | skid, |
| definition | : | slide without control (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | slip, steal, |
| definition | : | move stealthily (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | slippery, slippy, |
| definition | : | causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide (adj.all) |
16. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | skid, |
| definition | : | apply a brake or skid to (verb.motion) |
17. one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | skid, |
| definition | : | elevate onto skids (verb.motion) |
18. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | slider, |
| definition | : | a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | coast, glide, slide, |
| definition | : | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | slide, |
| definition | : | (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. (noun.event) |
19. slide without control (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | skidder, slider, slipper, |
| definition | : | a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction (noun.person) |
20. apply a brake or skid to (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | brake shoe, shoe, skid, |
| definition | : | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation (noun.artifact) |
21. elevate onto skids (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | skid, |
| definition | : | one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | skidder, |
| definition | : | a worker who uses a skid to move logs (noun.person) |
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