skid

Definitions

verb to slide sideways in a vehicle suddenly because the wheels do not grip the surface

noun a slide on slippery ground
noun a condition of uncoordinated flight then the aircraft moves away from the centre of a turn
verb to move sideways towards the outside of a turning manoeuvre

noun the action or result of skidding
verb to slide sideways (often out of control)
verb to slide in a straight line (as after sudden braking with, maybe, locked brakes)

noun a flat wooden base on which goods can be stacked for easy handling by a fork-lift truck

verb (of a fast ball) to come quickly on to the bat or wicket with a lower than expected bounce and an (apparent) increase in pace off the pitch
Citation ‘Statham was soon recalled, and for the moment checked the dashing young man, who had a narrow escape when what was intended to be a bouncer skidded’ (Peebles 1959)
Citation ‘Even the direction of the blades [of grass] makes a difference. If they face the stumps the ball skids but if it is facing down the track the ball tends to hold on to the surface just a shade longer’ (Amrit Mathur, Sportstar [Chennai] 16 July 1994)

noun a scruffy, disreputable individual. The term, used in the USA and Canada since the 1990s, is probably based on ‘skid row’.
verb to leave, go away. A usage which was fashionable among adolescents in Britain in the late 1980s.
verb to ‘slum’, make do with little money, secondhand clothes, etc. This student term of the 1980s is probably inspired by ‘skid row’

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