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語源 1

From 中期英語 *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 中期英語 schyd, schyde, schide (“plank, beam”), German Scheit (“piece of wood, log”). Doublet of ski.

名詞

skid (plural skids)

1. An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.

   Synonym: skidding

   Near-synonyms: wheelslide, sideslip

   Just before hitting the guardrail the driver was able to regain control and pull out of the skid.

2. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.

   Synonyms: drag, skidpan

3. (by extension) A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
4. A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.
   1. A runner of a sled.

      In the hours before daylight he sharpened the skids and tightened the lashings to prepare for the long dogsled journey.

   2. A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.

      Due to frequent arctic travel, the plane was equipped with long skids for snow and ice landings.

   3. A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.

      He unloaded six skids of boxes from the truck.

   4. A pallet.
   5. One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.
      • 1897, Joseph Conrad, Niger of the Narcissus:

        His head was away up in the shadows of lifeboats that stood on skids above the deck.

      • 1882, New York Court of Appeals:

        If the boat had been further out, we could not get to work at the wheel without beaching her further up; or either dry docking her or putting her on skids.

5. (aviation) A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input.
6. (sports) A losing streak.

   The team snapped a 3-game skid with a win over their biggest rival.

派生語

動詞

skid (third-person singular simple present skids, present participle skidding, simple past and past participle skidded)

1. (intransitive) (of a wheel, sled runner, or vehicle tracks) To slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have.
2. (intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.

   They skidded around the corner and accelerated up the street.

3. (intransitive, transitive, aviation) To operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing.

   Don't use excessive rudder when turning, especially at low airspeed, as this causes your plane to skid through the turn, which can cause you to very rapidly enter a spin if the inner wing stalls.

   Because of the jammed ailerons, the pilot had to use careful rudder inputs to skid his plane in order to turn it so he could get lined up with the runway.

4. (transitive) To protect or support with a skid or skids.
5. (transitive) To cause to move on skids.
6. (transitive) To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.
   • 1859, Charles Dickens, “The Mail”, in A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, book I (Recalled to Life), page 4:

     The horses stopped to breathe again, and the guard got down to skid the wheel for the descent, and open the coach-door to let the passengers in

派生語

語源 2

Shortening of stepkid.

名詞

skid (plural skids)

1. (Internet slang) A stepchild.

語源 3

Shortened from script kiddie, probably via skiddie.

名詞

skid (plural skids)

1. (Internet slang) A script kiddie.
   • 2022, Anas Zakir, Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics, page 105:

     […] it is something that differentiates an elite hacker from skids (script kiddies).

動詞

skid (third-person singular simple present skids, present participle skidding, simple past and past participle skidded)

1. (Internet slang) To steal or copy, especially computer code.

語源 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

名詞

skid (plural skids)

1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A sovereign (old coin).

参照

• John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary

アナグラム

• disk, kids