skidding

/ˈskɪdɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard.

    They skidded around the corner and accelerated up the street.
  2. 2

    To protect or support with a skid or skids.

  3. 3

    To cause to move on skids.

  4. 4

    To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.

noun

  1. 1

    The motion of something that skids.

  2. 2

    The logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest.

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