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Sideswipe

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Noun

1. sideswipe

a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)

Verb

2. sideswipe

strike from the side

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sideswipe

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noun
1. 
a glancing blow or hit along or from the side
2. 
an unexpected criticism of someone or something while discussing another subject
verb
3. 
to strike (someone) with such a blow

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Sideswipe

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsideˌswiped or ˈsideˌswiping
1. 
to hit along the side in passing
noun
2. 
a glancing blow of this kind

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sideswipe

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tr.v. side·swiped, side·swip·ing, side·swipes
To strike along the side in passing.
n.
1. A glancing blow on or along the side.
2. An incidental critical remark; a gibe.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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