skid
Lose traction suddenly
A skid is a sliding movement, usually uncontrolled: The car went into a skid on the icy road.
To skid is to slide sideways or lose traction.
Skids are also runners or planks used to move heavy objects, or the landing gear on helicopters.
To be on the skids is to be in decline.
Skid row is an urban area frequented by the destitute.
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- iceWater's solid form
- wetSaturated with liquid
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- hydroplaneSkid on standing water
spinout · accident · fishtail · swerve · caution · danger · brake · antilock
Minor error or misstep
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- sleddingRiding downhill on snow
- lugeFeet-first racing sled
bobsled · ice · downhill · slalom · chute · ramp · slope · momentum
Chronic occupational depletion
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- treadSurface that grips ground
- marksVisible signs or grades
- screechHigh, harsh cry
smoke · drag-racing · donuts · wheelie · acceleration · braking · friction · asphalt
Toward a lower position
- spiralCurve winding around center
- slumpExtended period of decline
- plungeSudden steep descent
- nosediveSudden steep descent
freefall · collapse · crash · tumble · decline · deterioration · downturn · slide
Bulk goods storage building
- forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- stackingPlacing items vertically
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
cargo · freight · logistics · inventory · crates · shipping · receiving · dock
Without a dwelling
- destituteUtterly without means
- vagrantHomeless itinerant person
- povertySevere lack of resources
- alcoholismAddiction to drinking
bum · derelict · down-and-out · flophouse · transient · indigent · panhandler · hobo
slippery
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
hydroplane · spinout · accident · fishtail · swerve · caution · danger · brake · antilock · traction
slip
Minor error or misstep
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- sleddingRiding downhill on snow
luge · bobsled · ice · downhill · slalom · chute · ramp · slope · momentum · gravity
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
screech · smoke · drag-racing · donuts · wheelie · acceleration · braking · friction · asphalt · pavement
downward
Toward a lower position
nosedive · freefall · collapse · crash · tumble · decline · deterioration · downturn · slide · tailspin
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
- forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- stackingPlacing items vertically
loading · cargo · freight · logistics · inventory · crates · shipping · receiving · dock · handling
homeless
Without a dwelling
alcoholism · bum · derelict · down-and-out · flophouse · transient · indigent · panhandler · hobo · drifter
- slidingslide, glide, slip, slither, skim
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- Driftingdrift, drifting, countersteer, countersteering, counter-steering
- vehicle mishapscollision, crash, rollover, jackknife, fishtail
- tire slipburnout, drift, slide, spinout, fishtail
- frictionfriction, rubbing, abrading, friction burn, rolling friction
- ski maskKnit face-covering hood
- jet skiMotorized recreational water vehicle
- skid marksRubber left by wheels
- ski resortSnow-sport vacation facility
- ski liftMountain passenger conveyance
- water skiLake sport gear
ski, skidding, skidded, skids, skidder, nonskid, skidmark, antiskid, skidders