1. (n.) 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; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the same purpose.

2. (n.) A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure.

3. (n.) Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo.

4. (n.) One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling.

5. (n.) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.

6. (v. t.) To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause to move on skids.

7. (v. t.) To check with a skid, as wagon wheels.

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