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sideswipe

[ sahyd-swahyp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, side·swiped, side·swip·ing.

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.

sideswipe

/ ˈsaɪdˌswaɪp /

a glancing blow or hit along or from the side
an unexpected criticism of someone or something while discussing another subject

An Americanism first recorded in 1900–05; side ¹ + swipe

About 80 percent of crashes involve sideswipes or rear-end collisions, officials said, suggesting driver confusion.

Commercial carrier reports near miss sideswipe three minutes ago in blue lane approximately three miles west of mile Marker 957.

I saw a big touring car sideswipe a Ford runabout and knock it several feet to one side on the country road.

The woman raised one hand from the money and made an unexpected sideswipe at Plaster's jaw with her open palm.

The skull was smashed over the left eye, as if someone had taken a sideswipe at Hendrix with a hammer.

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