skid /skid/

1. To slide along without rotating, as does a wheel to which a brake has been applied
2. To slip, esp sideways
3. (of an aeroplane) to slide sideways when banking
4. To slip or slide losing grip or traction

1. To check with a skid
2. To cause to skid

1. A side-slip
2. A skidding
3. A support on which something rests, is brought to the desired level, or slides
4. An aeroplane runner
5. A ship's wooden fender
6. A shoe or other device to check a wheel on a down-slope

skiddˈer noun

1. A person or thing that skids
2. A tractor with thick tyres used for hauling logs (forestry)

skiddˈy adjective

skid lid noun (slang)

A crash-helmet

skid mark noun

1. The black trace left on a road surface by the tyre of a skidding vehicle
2. (vulgar sl) a faecal stain on one's underwear

skid pan or skid pad noun

A piece of slippery ground on which motorists can learn to control a skidding car

skidˈpan noun (slang)

A drag for a wheel (also figurative)

skidˈproof adjective

(of a road surface, tyre, etc) designed to prevent skids

skid road noun (N American)

1. A road covered with greased logs over which timber can be hauled
2. Same as skid row below

skid row noun (esp N American)

A squalid quarter where vagrants, drunks, etc live

put the skids on or under (slang)

1. To cause to hurry
2. To put a stop to, thwart

the skids (figurative; informal)

A downward path

ski /skē, formerly also shē/

1. A long narrow runner orig of wood, now also of metal or synthetic materials, fastened to the foot to enable the wearer to slide across snow, etc
2. A water-ski

To travel on skis

skiˈable adjective

(of a surface) in a condition suitable for skiing on

skiˈer noun

skiˈing noun

skiˈbob noun

A vehicle resembling a bicycle used for gliding down snow-slopes, consisting of a short front-pivoting ski, turned by handlebars, and a longer fixed rear ski with a seat attached (also intransitive verb)

skiˈbobber noun

skiˈbobbing noun

ski bum noun (informal)

A devotee of skiing who travels the world seasonally in search of snowy conditions

skiˈ-flying noun

Ski jumping from a high take-off point, so that a longer time is spent in the air

skijorˈer noun

skijoring /-jōrˈ or -jörˈ/ or (Norwegian) skikjöring /shihh-yûrˈing/ noun

The sport of being towed on skis by a horse or motor vehicle

ski jump noun

1. A steeply sloping, snow-covered track ending in an elevated platform from which a skier jumps
2. A jump by a skier from such a platform

ski jumper noun

ski jumping noun

skiˈ-kiting noun

Water-skiing holding on to a bar on a kitelike device

ski lift, ski tow noun

Devices for taking skiers uphill

ski mask noun

A knitted covering for the whole head except the eyes, worn for protection by skiers and bank robbers

ski pants plural noun

Tightly-fitting trousers made of stretch fabric and having a strap which is worn under the foot, orig designed for skiing but now more often worn by women as everyday wear

skiˈplane noun

An aeroplane with skis attached to its undercarriage to enable it to take off from and land on snow and ice

ski run noun

A slope for skiing on

ski school noun

ski slope noun

ski stick or ski pole noun

One of a pair of sticks, usu pointed with a disc near the tip, used by skiers for balance or propulsion

ski touring noun

The sport of journeying on skis across country, as distinct from downhill skiing on a particular slope

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