skid mark

noun — 5 senses

skid mark

noun
1

A black mark left on a road surface from the sliding or skidding tires of a motor vehicle that has lost traction.

2

Any other mark or stain left on a surface from a sliding or rubbing object.

  • The ladder that slipped left a skid mark across the tile floor.
  • The girl had skid marks on the knees of her jeans.
3

Colloquial, Euphemistic, Humorous A visible feces stain left on underpants, trousers, or sometimes the toilet bowl.

4

Colloquial A mark of a soiled finger wiped on a surface.

5

Any burn on the skin caused by scraping the skin against a surface.

Derived terms
skidmarked

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