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Skid (Verb)

Elevate onto skids.

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Careful not to catch the edge and skid, the movers were able to elevate the heavy refrigerator onto the skids as planned.
Lacking traction on the wet floor, the furniture movers initially struggled to relocate a heavy sideboard but managed to elevate it onto skids without letting it skid in the process.
I had the couch elevated onto skids and started to push it but one of the legs started to skid across the hardwood and scratch it.
He was able to elevate the machine onto skids, but then one of the wheels started to skid and it collapsed.
Carefully navigating the incline to prevent it from getting out of control and starting to skid, the heavy cabinet was eventually elevated onto wooden skids for relocation.

Slide without control; "the car skidded in the curve on the wet road".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The bicycle skidded on the gravel path after she applied the brakes too suddenly.
The car skidded in the curve on the wet road but fortunately no one was hurt.
The wheels of the landing plane skidded on the runway due to technical issues.
When the ice rink's surface became slick the beginner skater's blades began to skid and he started falling.
The semitruck skidded on the oil spill in the middle of the road causing a massive traffic jam.

Apply a brake or skid to.

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The driver had to apply the brakes hard to avoid skidding on the wet pavement.
The vehicle went out of control when it started to skid and crashed into a nearby tree.
She put her car in low gear to prevent the wheels from skidding on the steep hill.
His car started to skid after hitting a patch of ice and he found it difficult to regain control.
In the test drive, the vehicle's ability to skid was tested to see how it would respond in an emergency.

Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk".