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sideswipe

side·swipe [ sd swp ]


noun  (plural side·swipes)
Definition:
 
1. glancing blow: a glancing blow from or on the side

2. gibe: a critical or insulting remark made in passing ( informal )
They were all taking sideswipes at my golfing skills.



transitive verb  (past and past participle side·swiped, present participle side·swip·ing, 3rd person present singular side·swipes)
Definition:
 
strike side of something: to strike a glancing blow to or from the side of something
sideswiped a car in the parking lot


side·swip·er noun
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