Definitions
an unexpected slide
Word origin
From Middle English *skid, from Old Norse skíð (“a billet of wood, a beam or plank on which something rests”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“log, clapboard”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey-t-, *skey- (“to split, divide, separate”). Cognate with English shide, from Middle English schyd, schyde, schide (“plank, beam”), German Scheit (“piece of wood, log”). Doublet of ski.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: wheelslide, sideslip”
“Just before hitting the guardrail the driver was able to regain control and pull out of the skid.”
“In the hours before daylight he sharpened the skids and tightened the lashings to prepare for the long dogsled journey.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Slide sideways”4 letters
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