skidding
/ˈskɪdɪŋ/
verb
- 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
To protect or support with a skid or skids.
- 3
To cause to move on skids.
- 4
To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.
noun
- 1
The motion of something that skids.
- 2
The logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest.
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