Definition of "skids" [skids]

• Plural form of skid. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skid. (verb)

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• "He'd be cutting this lumber, and they'd put it all up on what we called skids: the slack end of it, put it on skids."
• "Without beasts of burden they could not capitalize on the wheel (for individual workers on uneven terrain skids are nearly as effective as carts for hauling), and they never developed steel."
• "The key to Bush hitting the skids is when Rove loses his security clearance, and that’s when he gets indicted."