"sideswipe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sideswipes [plural]
Etymology: From side + swipe. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|side|swipe}} side + swipe Head templates: {{en-noun}} sideswipe (plural sideswipes)
  1. A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously.
    Sense id: en-sideswipe-en-noun-qyY~Yyuh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 29 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 28 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 52 32 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 58 26 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 58 25 17
  2. (figurative) A catty or sarcastic remark. Tags: figuratively Translations (a sarcastic remark): zasca (Galician), Seitenhieb [masculine] (German), frecciata [feminine] (Italian), frecciatina [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-sideswipe-en-noun-KfbZp0pB Disambiguation of 'a sarcastic remark': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: side-swipe

Verb

Forms: sideswipes [present, singular, third-person], sideswiping [participle, present], sideswiped [participle, past], sideswiped [past]
Etymology: From side + swipe. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|side|swipe}} side + swipe Head templates: {{en-verb}} sideswipe (third-person singular simple present sideswipes, present participle sideswiping, simple past and past participle sideswiped)
  1. (transitive) To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sideswipe-en-verb-qtjWNhYu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: side-swipe

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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