skid

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
2. 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.
3. 3
   A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
4. 4
   A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure: A runner of a sled.
5. 5
   A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure: A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.
6. 6
   A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure: A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.
7. 7
   A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure: One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.
8. 8
   A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input.
9. 9
   A losing streak.
10. 10
    A stepchild.
11. 11
    A script kiddie.
12. 12
    A sovereign (old coin).

Verb

1. 1
   (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. 2
   To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.
3. 3
   To operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing.
4. 4
   To protect or support with a skid or skids.
5. 5
   To cause to move on skids.
6. 6
   To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.
7. 7
   To steal or copy, especially computer code.