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skid
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- pronunciation:
- skId
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a sudden, sideways sliding of a vehicle.
It was scary when the car went into a skid. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
skids, skidding, skidded |
| definition: |
to slide suddenly sideways, as a vehicle that has lost traction.
The truck skidded into the restaurant during the blizzard. |
| related words: |
slide, slip |
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