skidded

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Investigators determined that Spice was driving a Chevrolet Blazer when it went left of center, skidded, then flipped and struck a tree.

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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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  • The car skidded, slewed sideways, and caught an edge on a rock, tipping up far enough for the side air bags to blow. —  Analog, April 2002
  • The Mazda skidded, cutting diagonally toward the sidewalk. —  The Vanished Man
  • The truck skidded, lurched, came around, and the rear window shattered over her, as though somebody had hit it with a hammer. —  Winter Prey
  • He put on too much speed and the car skidded, went into a ditch and stopped. —  027 - The Secret In The Sky
  • The pin struck the gleaming car-rail, skidded, turned, came to rest before Sherman's cage. —  Wonder Story Annual - 1950
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