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sideswipe
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1side·swipe

transitive verb \-ˌswīp\

Definition of SIDESWIPE

: to strike with a glancing blow along the side <sideswiped a parked car>

Examples of SIDESWIPE

  1. The taxi sideswiped a parked car.

First Known Use of SIDESWIPE

1904

Rhymes with SIDESWIPE

bagpipe, blowpipe, cold type, downpipe, drainpipe, flue pipe, half-pipe, hornpipe, hosepipe, lead-pipe, light pipe, n-type, pitch pipe, p-type, panpipe, pinstripe, rareripe, reed pipe, rock tripe, soil pipe, standpipe, stovepipe, tailpipe, tintype, touch-type, unripe, wild type, windpipe

2sideswipe

noun

Definition of SIDESWIPE

1
a : the action of sideswiping
b : an instance of sideswiping : a glancing blow
2
: an incidental deprecatory remark, allusion, or reference
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Examples of SIDESWIPE

  1. She took a sideswipe at the senator's voting record.

First Known Use of SIDESWIPE

1917

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