verb
skids; skidded; skidding
[no obj] :to slide along a road or other surface in an uncontrolled way
noun
plural skids
[count] a sudden, uncontrolled sliding movement
one of a pair of long narrow parts on which a helicopter or airplane rests - usually plural
US sports :a series of losses that happen one after the other :a losing streak
pallet
hit the skids
informal :to begin to fail or get worse very suddenly and quickly
on the skids
informal :failing or getting worse :in a bad state or situation that is likely to result in failure
put the skids under
Brit informal :to make (something or someone) likely or certain to fail