Sideswipe

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• sideswipe — (v.) to strike with a glancing blow, 1917, from SIDE (Cf. side) (adj.) + SWIPE (Cf. swipe) (q.v.). The noun is first recorded 1917 …   Etymology dictionary

• sideswipe — ► NOUN 1) a passing critical remark. 2) chiefly N. Amer. a glancing blow from or on the side, especially of a motor vehicle. ► VERB chiefly N. Amer. ▪ strike with a glancing blow …   English terms dictionary

• sideswipe — ☆ sideswipe [sīd′swīp΄ ] vt. sideswiped, sideswiping to hit along the side in passing n. a glancing blow of this kind …   English World dictionary

• Sideswipe — For the tricking move, see Sideswipe (trick). Sideswipe is the name of several different characters in the Transformers universes. Because of trademark restictions they sometimes use the spelling Side Swipe. Transformers: Generation 1Transformers …   Wikipedia

• Sideswipe — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …   Wikipedia Español

• sideswipe — I UK [ˈsaɪdˌswaɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms sideswipe : singular sideswipe plural sideswipes a criticism that you make while you are talking about something else II UK [ˈsaɪdˌswaɪp] / US verb [transitive] Word forms sideswipe : present… …   English dictionary

• sideswipe — side|swipe1 [ˈsaıdswaıp] n [C usually singular] if you take a sideswipe at someone or something, you criticize them while you are talking about something different ▪ Sir Kenneth concluded with a sideswipe at his critics. sideswipe 2 sideswipe2 v… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sideswipe — 1 noun take a sideswipe at to criticize someone or something while you are talking about something different: At the end of the speech he couldn t resist taking a sideswipe at his former boss. 2 verb (T) AmE to hit the side of a car with another… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sideswipe — side|swipe1 [ saıd,swaıp ] verb transitive AMERICAN if one vehicle sideswipes another vehicle, their sides touch quickly because one is trying to go past the other and gets too close sideswipe side|swipe 2 [ saıd,swaıp ] noun count a criticism… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sideswipe — [[t]sa͟ɪdswaɪp[/t]] sideswipes also side swipe N COUNT: usu N at n If you take a sideswipe at someone, you make an unexpected critical remark about them while you are talking about something else. Despite the increasingly hostile sideswipes at… …   English dictionary