Definition of sideswipe
transitive verb
: to strike with a glancing blow along the side sideswiped a parked car
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Examples of sideswipe in a Sentence
The taxi sideswiped a parked car.
Recent Examples of sideswipe from the Web
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A report from Louisiana State Police, Troop B, said a 2016 Toyota Corolla was heading west on I-10 near I-55 around 5 a.m. when it was sideswiped by another vehicle that fled the scene.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said his truck sideswiped the officer’s unmarked vehicle, then stopped.
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Georgia appears to have the best shot at sideswiping the UO reach for history, But the Bulldogs don't have the firepower to do it unless Oregon falters.
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Last year, Florida got slammed by one hurricane and sideswiped by a second, that caused about $10.5 billion in damage in the U.S. The briefings typically focus on steps the public should take to prepare.
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The release said a man was jogging northbound on the 8th Street Extension around 11:30 p.m. Friday when he was sideswiped by a small car.
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Trying to avoid a head-on collision, a 60-year-old Naperville man driving westbound in a 2015 Malibu swerved before the two Malibus sideswiped each other, police said.
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But Bowles eventually floored the pickup, sideswiping and heavily damaging the Chevrolet, also hitting the police vehicle.
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Eights months later, he was arrested on hit-and-run charges after allegedly sideswiping a delivery truck and attempting to hide his license plate.
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First Known Use of sideswipe
1891
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Definition of sideswipe
1a : the action of sideswipingb : an instance of sideswiping : a glancing blow
2 : an incidental deprecatory remark, allusion, or reference
Examples of sideswipe in a Sentence
She took a sideswipe at the senator's voting record.
Recent Examples of sideswipe from the Web
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A man working in the 8200 block of Grandview Avenue, Arvada, June 4 reported witnessing a car sideswipe his truck that was parked on the street, damaging a side mirror, and then drive away.
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The reason for the lost business is the high number of sideswipe accidents that occur along Broadway between Benton and New York streets, because parallel parking on both sides of the street is so close to the two lanes of traffic in each direction.
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What nobody ever does at the Super Bowl is sideswipe the N.F.L. itself.
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First Known Use of sideswipe
1857
SIDESWIPE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of sideswipe for English Language Learners
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: to hit the side of a vehicle with the side of another vehicle
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Definition of sideswipe for English Language Learners
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: a critical remark about someone or something that is made while talking about someone or something else
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