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skidding

/ˈskɪdɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard.
  2. To protect or support with a skid or skids.
  3. To cause to move on skids.
  4. To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.
  5. The motion of something that skids.
  6. The logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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