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SIDESWIPE

Dictionary entry overview: What does sideswipe mean?

• SIDESWIPE (noun)
The noun SIDESWIPE has 1 sense:

1. a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)

Familiarity information: SIDESWIPE used as a noun is very rare.

• SIDESWIPE (verb)
The verb SIDESWIPE has 1 sense:

1. strike from the side

Familiarity information: SIDESWIPE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SIDESWIPE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("sideswipe" is a kind of...):

blow; bump (an impact (as from a collision))

• SIDESWIPE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Strike from the side

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "sideswipe" is one way to...):

strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to sideswipe his opponent

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