submarine vs skid

skid vs submarine

submarine and skid both are nouns.

submarine is an adjective but skid is not an adjective.

submarine and skid both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
submarine	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
skid	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, skid is a hypernym of submarine; that is, skid is a word with a broader meaning than submarine:

submarine: move forward or under in a sliding motion
skid: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Other hypernyms of submarine include slew, slide, slip, slue.

submarine (noun)	skid (noun)
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes	an unexpected slide
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States	one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
	a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

submarine (adjective)	skid (adjective)
beneath the surface of the sea

submarine (verb)	skid (verb)
attack by submarine	move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
bring down with a blow to the legs	apply a brake or skid to
throw with an underhand motion	elevate onto skids
control a submarine	slide without control
move forward or under in a sliding motion

Difference between submarine and skid

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