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Noun: sideswipe  'sId,swIp
  1. A glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
    "The car received minor damage from a sideswipe in the parking lot"
Verb: sideswipe  'sId,swIp
  1. Strike from the side
    "The car sideswiped the parked vehicle"

Derived forms: sideswiping, sideswipes, sideswiped

See also: swipe

Type of: blow, bump, strike

Encyclopedia: Sideswipe