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Meanings of skid in English

Portuguese
sapata
Catalan
sabata
Spanish
zapata

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

        sapata
        Portuguese
        derrapagem
        Catalan
        relliscada
        Spanish
        derrape

        An unexpected slide.

              derrapagem
              Portuguese
              escorregar
              Catalan
              relliscar
              Spanish
              resbalar

              Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.

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                    escorregar

                    Cryptographic protocol.

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                            Usage of skid in English
                            1
                            Thatcher Demko made 29 saves to help Vancouver end a four-game skid.
                            Reuters
                            2
                            There's no skid marks off the road, so I don't think so.
                            The abduction
                            3
                            Lad halted in his scamper, with a suddenness that made him skid.
                            Further Adventures of Lad
                            4
                            Clamping down his breathing, he listened to the skid of his heart.
                            Dark pursuit
                            5
                            The Chiefs appear to have righted their ship after a five-game skid.
                            Reuters
                            6
                            And it was then that Chance ordained that his taxicab should skid.
                            The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama
                            7
                            Duke has won two games in a row since a two-game skid.
                            Reuters
                            8
                            BP shares also showed signs of stabilization after a nearly two-week skid.
                            Reuters
                            9
                            The skid was their longest since a nine-game losing streak in 1967.
                            Reuters
                            10
                            The Blue Devils look to snap their skid when they host No.
                            Reuters
                            11
                            Again and again he would accelerate and then skid to a stop.
                            Riding rockets
                            12
                            Mikhail Sergachev also scored for Tampa Bay, which snapped a two-game skid.
                            Reuters
                            13
                            Nothing but glass and skid marks, and Brooklyn is full of both.
                            One night stands & lost weekends
                            14
                            John looked at the tangle of footprints, the skid of boot heels.
                            House of Bathory
                            15
                            If you survive that, tackle a skid around the park's synthetic ice-rink.
                            The Guardian
                            16
                            Tire tracks and skid marks ran in a circle around the tomb.
                            86'd: a novel
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                            Translations for skid
                            Skid through the time
                            Skid across language varieties
                            United States of America
                            Common
                            United Kingdom
                            Rare