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Definition of Sideswipe
1. Noun. A glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles).
2. Verb. Strike from the side. "The fighter managed to sideswipe his opponent"
Definition of Sideswipe
1. Noun. A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously. ¹
2. Noun. A catty or sarcastic remark. ¹
3. Verb. To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sideswipe
1. [v -SWIPED, -SWIPING, -SWIPES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sideswipe
Literary usage of Sideswipe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Traffic Safety Facts (1996): A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from by Ricardo Martinez (1998)
"sideswipe. A collision in which the sides of both vehicles sustain minimal
engagements. Most Harmful Event The event during a crash for a particular vehicle ..."
2. James Bowdoin and the Patriot Philosophers by Frank Edward Manuel (2004)
"In recounting the final steps in the enactment of the Academy bill he indulged
in a bit of self-praise and took a sideswipe at Hancock. ..."
3. James Bowdoin and the Patriot Philosophers by Frank Edward Manuel (2004)
"In recounting the final steps in the enactment of the Academy bill he indulged
in a bit of self-praise and took a sideswipe at Hancock. ..."
4. Structural and Other Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: Report edited by Judith A. McKenna (1994)
"... the difficulties scholars have had in defining conflicts and determining
whether two opinions represent a square conflict, no conflict, or a "sideswipe. ..."
5. The American Language: An Inquiry Into the Development of English in the by Henry Louis Mencken (1921)
"... to sideswipe, to stop-over, to fire (ie, a locomotive), to switch, to sidetrack,
to railroad, to commute, to telescope and to clear the track. ..."
6. Traffic Safety Facts (1996): A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from by Ricardo Martinez (1998)
"sideswipe. A collision in which the sides of both vehicles sustain minimal
engagements. Most Harmful Event The event during a crash for a particular vehicle ..."
7. James Bowdoin and the Patriot Philosophers by Frank Edward Manuel (2004)
"In recounting the final steps in the enactment of the Academy bill he indulged
in a bit of self-praise and took a sideswipe at Hancock. ..."
8. James Bowdoin and the Patriot Philosophers by Frank Edward Manuel (2004)
"In recounting the final steps in the enactment of the Academy bill he indulged
in a bit of self-praise and took a sideswipe at Hancock. ..."
9. Structural and Other Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals: Report edited by Judith A. McKenna (1994)
"... the difficulties scholars have had in defining conflicts and determining
whether two opinions represent a square conflict, no conflict, or a "sideswipe. ..."
10. The American Language: An Inquiry Into the Development of English in the by Henry Louis Mencken (1921)
"... to sideswipe, to stop-over, to fire (ie, a locomotive), to switch, to sidetrack,
to railroad, to commute, to telescope and to clear the track. ..."
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