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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously..
give a sideswipe
receive a sideswipe
Calvin Harris's number-ten hit Acceptable in the 80s is both a wry sideswipe and a celebration of the scene;[…]
As he turns left from Central into Jackson he nearly sideswipes a milk truck idling yards out from the kerb.
In her haste, she sideswiped the 4x4 truck that was ahead of her as well as two other cars. “Help!” she yelled as she sped through the orange construction cones. “They're going to kill me!”
Use sideswipe when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sideswipe means A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously..
Common synonyms include gibe.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
give a sideswipe
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