Definition of skid-row:
(n) :
An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
(v) :
(intransitive) (of a wheel, sled runner, or vehicle tracks) To slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have.
(v) :
(intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.
(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.
(n) :
A piece of timber or other material used as a support, or to receive pressure.
(n) :
A runner of a sled.