A strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it.
A corset.
To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
To tack, cruise about.
One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.
A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.
A runner of a sled.
(also losing skid) A losing streak.
Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it when handling cargo.
A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.
A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input.
A stepchild.
A script kiddie.
A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car.
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.
To operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing.
To protect or support with a skid or skids.
To cause to move on skids.
To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.
(of a wheel, sled runner, or vehicle tracks) To slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have.
To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.