side·swipe
ˈsīd-ˌswīp 
sideswiped; sideswiping; sideswipes
: to strike with a glancing blow along the side
sideswiped a parked car
1
a
: the action of sideswiping
b
: an instance of sideswiping : a glancing blow
2
: an incidental deprecatory remark, allusion, or reference
Examples of sideswipe in a Sentence
Verb
The taxi sideswiped a parked car.
Noun
She took a sideswipe at the senator's voting record.
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Georgia Bulldogs football head coach Kirby Smart sideswiped Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel during a recent coaching clinic.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
The head-on crash caused a silver Toyota Camry behind the Jeep to be involved in a minor sideswipe, the California Highway Patrol said in a statement to FOX San Francisco.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 May 2024
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Verb
The driver sideswiped a 2015 blue Ford coupe driven by an adult man before crossing the median into oncoming traffic and colliding head-on with a 2024 gray Hyundai sedan driven by a solo female driver.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Georgia Bulldogs football head coach Kirby Smart sideswiped Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel during a recent coaching clinic.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
According to Indiana State Police, the Penske truck's driver was not in the correct lane causing the driver of a coal truck to move onto the emergency shoulder to avoid a sideswipe crash.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
The head-on crash caused a silver Toyota Camry behind the Jeep to be involved in a minor sideswipe, the California Highway Patrol said in a statement to FOX San Francisco.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 May 2024
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“Sideswipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sideswipe. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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sideswipe
1 of 2 verb
side·swipe
-ˌswīp
: to hit along the side with a blow that bounces off at an angle
sideswiped a parked car
sideswipe
2 of 2 noun1
: an instance of sideswiping : a blow from an angle that bounces off
2
: an indirectly related disapproving remark, allusion, or reference
a sideswipe at the senator's voting record
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