SKID Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word skid. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SKID
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| slip | verbv | |||||||
noun • a socially awkward or tactless act • a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. • potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics • a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting • a young and slender person • a place where a craft can be made fast • an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall • a slippery smoothness • artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material • a small sheet of paper • a woman's sleeveless undergarment • bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow • an unexpected slide • a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air • the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) verb • move stealthily • insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly • move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner • fall to a lower standard • move smoothly and easily • to make a mistake or be incorrect • pass on stealthily • move easily • cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion • pass out of one's memory • move out of position | ||||||||
| slide | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study • (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. • (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale • plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide • the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it • a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector • sloping channel through which things can descend verb • move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner • to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly • move smoothly along a surface | ||||||||
| glide | verbv | |||||||
noun • a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant • the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it • the activity of flying a glider verb • move smoothly and effortlessly • fly in or as if in a glider plane • cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly | ||||||||
| skidder | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction • a worker who uses a skid to move logs • a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain | ||||||||
| slither | verbv | |||||||
verb • to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly | ||||||||
| shoe | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material • (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time • U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof • a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation verb • furnish with shoes | ||||||||
| sideslip | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an unexpected slide • a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air | ||||||||
| slew | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent verb • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | ||||||||
| slue | verbv | |||||||
verb • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | ||||||||
| brake shoe | nounn | |||||||
noun • a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation | ||||||||
