sideswipe
to scrape or hit with a sweeping stroke along the side: That car must’ve sideswiped mine when it backed out of the parking space.
a sweeping stroke or scrape along the side: We can fix that sideswipe and repaint the car door for a reasonable price.By checking your mirror before changing lanes, you can avoid sideswipes.
Origin of sideswipe
1Other words from sideswipe
- side·swip·er, noun
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How to use sideswipe in a sentence
Under the heading “Sideswiping Obama,” one of the memos speaks of the need to “expose Obama as a social radical.”
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British Dictionary definitions for sideswipe
/ (ˈsaɪdˌswaɪp) /
a glancing blow or hit along or from the side
an unexpected criticism of someone or something while discussing another subject
to strike (someone) with such a blow
Derived forms of sideswipe
- sideswiper, noun
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