Synonyms for skid
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1. skidnoun

   one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects

   Synonyms:
   shoe, brake shoe, sideslip, slip

2. brake shoe, shoe, skidnoun

   a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

   Synonyms:
   shoe, brake shoe, sideslip, horseshoe, slip

3. skid, slip, sideslipverb

   an unexpected slide

   Synonyms:
   slipperiness, slip, brake shoe, gaucherie, cutting, pillowcase, shimmy, mooring, trip, pillow slip, case, chemise, moorage, shift, slickness, parapraxis, shoe, slip-up, faux pas, slip of paper, slick, strip, elusion, solecism, gaffe, teddy, eluding, miscue, sideslip, berth

4. skidverb

   slide without control

   "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road"

   Synonyms:
   slue, slew, slide, slip

5. skidverb

   elevate onto skids

   Synonyms:
   slue, slew, slide, slip

6. skidverb

   apply a brake or skid to

   Synonyms:
   slue, slew, slide, slip

7. skid, slip, slue, slew, slideverb

   move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

   "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

   Synonyms:
   slide, slip, steal, sheer, sneak, slew, slue, slip one's mind, drop away, swerve, cut, trend, slither, luxate, curve, dislocate, splay, drop off, fall away, mistake, err, veer

Matched Categories

1. • Brake
   • Elevate
   • Plank
   • Slide

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1. skidnoun

   Synonyms:
   drag, clog, skidpan

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1. List of paraphrases for "skid":

   skate, sliding, skating, slippage

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1. Gary Blasi:

   There's no doubt that in the short run, this will reduce the number of encampments on Skid Row and increase property values, but in the long run, I fear it could make things worse by serving as an excuse to turn to police to clear people off sidewalks.

2. Anonymous:

   Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up,totally worn out and screaming "Woo Hoo" what a ride!

3. Deon Joseph:

   This is where people's good intentions go in Skid Row, people donate clothes, and they're thrown in Los Angeles Street. People urinate, defecate in Los Angeles Street. Nobody cleans it up.

4. Daniela Rivera:

   I got on the scooter, pressed the gas, and the scooter just completely slipped out from under me, i skid across the gravel floor and had burns all over my legs.

5. Jerry Jones:

   Skid Row is a 54-block area that has the largest homeless number of individuals in the country.