Definitions For Skid

noun

  • An unexpected slide
  • A restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
  • One of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
  • A sudden, uncontrolled sliding movement
  • One of a pair of long narrow parts on which a helicopter or airplane rests
  • A series of losses that happen one after the other : a losing streak

verb

  • Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
  • Slide without control
  • Apply a brake or skid to
  • Elevate onto skids
  • To slide along a road or other surface in an uncontrolled way

Is Skids a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
10

The word Skid is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Skid in a Sentence

  • The car hit a patch of ice and went into a skid.
  • This victory ends a five-game skid.
  • The truck skidded on the icy road.
  • The car skidded off the road and into the gully.
  • He slammed on the brakes, and the car skidded to a halt.

Synonyms for Skid

Antonyms for Skids

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