skid

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The offense hasn't been the only culprit for the skid, the bullpen has let the Sox down in a big way.

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  1. noun The act of sliding or slipping over a surface, often sideways.
  2. noun A plank, log, or timber, usually one of a pair, used as a support or as a track for sliding or rolling heavy objects.
  3. noun A pallet for loading or handling goods, especially one having solid sideboards and no bottom.
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  • His skid is as precariously controlled as the ones he practiced for weeks on the State Police course. —  The Lesson of Her Death
  • The oozing mud and loose stones made my feet skid, and halfway down I lost my balance and fell. —  Muller, Marcia - [McCone 08] Eye of the Storm UC FR.htm
  • Fat headlights and the long whining skid, and the crash, and the jangle that went on forever. —  Galaxy October, 1952
  • You're entry into the world of music is about as welcome as a skid-mark on a wedding gown and, let's be honest here, you look like you were dressed by a troupe of blind, retarded circus midgets. —  Blather.net newsfeed
  • "The economy continues to be in a very difficult skid, and there really is almost no construction financing available for a project this size," said Thomas N. O'Brien, northeast managing partner for Jefferson Properties Inc. —  The MetroWest Daily News Homepage RSS
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skid:   skids ·  Skid ·  skidded ·  skidding
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