present participle of skid

The motion of something that skids. / (forestry) The logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest.

plural of skidding

An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car.

(intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard.

(Internet slang) A stepchild.

(Internet slang) A script kiddie.

(UK, slang, obsolete) A sovereign (old coin).

simple past tense and past participle of skid

(idiomatic) In decline; going downhill; in trouble.