Skid

/skɪd/ verb

Definition

to slide uncontrollably on a slippery surface, especially when a vehicle loses traction.

Etymology

From Old Norse 'skið' meaning 'stick' or 'log.' Originally referred to a wooden stake or beam used to brake wheels; evolved to mean sliding or loss of control.

Kelly Says

Skid marks on roads are actually evidence of friction—the hotter the surface gets, the darker the mark, which is why forensic scientists use them to calculate how fast a car was going during an accident.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማራራ
marara
ARالعربية
انزلاق
inzilāq
BNবাংলা
পিছলে যাওয়া
pichhle jaoẏa
CACatalà
esllavissar
əsʎəβiˈsa
CSČeština
smyk
smɪk
DADansk
glid
gliˀ
DEDeutsch
Schleudern
ʃlɔʏdɐn
ELΕλληνικά
ολίσθηση
oˈlisti.si
ESEspañol
derrape
deˈrapɛ
FAفارسی
لغزیدن
laɣzidan
FISuomi
liukuminen
liuːkuminɛn
FRFrançais
dérapage
deʁapaʒ
GUGU
ફસવું
phasvuṁ
HAHA
tsallake
tsallake
HEעברית
החלקה
hahalaká
HIहिन्दी
फिसलन
phislan
HUMagyar
csúszás
t͡ʃuːsɒːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
selip
sɛlip
IGIG
ịghị
ịghị
ITItaliano
sbandamento
zbandaˈmento
JA日本語
スキッド
sukiddo
KKKK
сурет
sʊrɛt
KMKM
លឿន
luən
KO한국어
스키드
seukideu
MRMR
पुढे जाणे
puḍhe jāṇe
MSBahasa Melayu
selip
sɛlip
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်
lhyauk
NLNederlands
glijden
ɣlɛidən
NONorsk
glide
gliːdə
PAPA
ਫਿਸਲਣਾ
phislaṇā
PLPolski
poślizg
pɔɕˈlizɡ
PTPortuguês
derrapagem
dɛʁɐˈpɐʒẽ
RORomână
alunecare
alunɛˈkare
RUРусский
пробуксовка
prɐbʊksɐfˈka
SVSvenska
sladd
slad
SWKiswahili
kutegemea
kutegemea
TAதமிழ்
விலகல்
vilakal
TEతెలుగు
పోగు
pōgu
THไทย
ลื่น
lʉ̀n
TLTL
glide
glɑjd
TRTürkçe
dönme
dønme
UKУкраїнська
пробуксовка
prɐbʊksɐfˈka
URاردو
پھسلنا
phislānā
VITiếng Việt
trượt
truọt
YOYO
fẹ̀
fẹ̀
ZH中文
打滑
dǎ huá
ZUZU
ukuphazamisa
ukuphazamisa

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