1. one of a group of objects (such as planks or logs) used to support or elevate a structure or object
2. a wooden fender hung over a ship's side to protect it in handling cargo
3. a usually iron shoe or clog attached to a chain and placed under a wheel to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill drag
4. a timber, bar, rail, pole, or log used in pairs or sets to form a slideway (as for an incline from a truck to the sidewalk)
5. the act of skidding slip, sideslip
6. either of two longitudinal pieces used as part of the landing gear of an airplane or helicopter —usually plural
the skids of a helicopter
7. a route to defeat or downfall
on the skids his career hit the skids
8. a losing streak
a 5-game skid
9. a low platform mounted (as on wheels) on which material is set for handling and moving also pallet sense 3
10. to apply a brake or skid to slow or halt by a skid
11. to haul (logs or something similar) by dragging
cutting and skidding firewood
12. to haul along, slide, hoist, or store on skids
13. to slide without rotating (as a wheel does when it is held from turning while a vehicle moves onward)
14. to fail to grip the roadway especially to slip sideways on the road
15. to slide sideways away from the center of curvature when turning
16. slide, slip
17. to fall rapidly, steeply, or far
sales skidded last year
18. a sudden, uncontrolled sliding movement
19. one of a pair of long narrow parts on which a helicopter or airplane rests
20. a series of losses that happen one after the other a losing streak
21. to slide along a road or other surface in an uncontrolled way
22. slide entry 1 sense 1, slip
He was tempted to skid across the ice.
23. to slide sideways
The car skidded off the road.
24. to roll or slide on a platform of logs, planks, or rails
25. a platform of logs, planks, or rails used to support a heavy object while it is being moved or stored
26. the act of sliding