Clues for the word "SKID"

We've had 170 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 388 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Family Time crossword on March 17, 2025.

Definition of skid

n. - 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; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose.
n. - A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure.
n. - Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo.
n. - One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling.
n. - One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.
v. t. - To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids.
v. t. - To check with a skid, as wagon wheels.