Lose traction
The crossword clue "Lose traction" is answered by SLIDE, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SLIDE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLIDE answer page.
Used 15 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- SPINYOURWHEELS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SLIDE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLIDE, most used first.
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Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Lose ground? - ERODE, used 55 times
- Loses traction - SKIDS, used 44 times
- Lose one's cool - PANIC, used 43 times
- Lose it - GOAPE, used 37 times
- Having a lot to lose? - OBESE, used 32 times
- Lose it - GOMAD, used 27 times
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