to sideswipe

Examples

• All

• A passing livery cab almost sideswiped Youssef as he got out and put on a baseball cap with an X on it.

  Fiction book (2000)

• And immediately, when that car almost sideswipes you, what happens in your body?

• Boom I get sideswiped, fall into the road.

• Station wagon sideswiped a car out on Route 9.

  Red State (2011)

• Pulled into the bank lot, almost got sideswiped by a sedan.

  Blood Work (2002)

• Along the way, he sideswiped the mirror off a Mercedes.

  Fiction book (2002)

• An eighteen-wheeler roared by, almost sideswiping us.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Suddenly, Phil floors the accelerator and peels away, sideswiping a parked car as he screeches around the corner.

  Fiction book (1993)

• As he made a sharp turn, the car sideswiped the nearby fence, causing damage to both.

• The cyclist narrowly avoided being sideswiped by a speeding truck on the highway.

Synonyms

S

swipe

vsto sideswipe

39 3.9

A strong sweeping hit with the arm, hand, or paw

is a strike from the side while passing rather than any sweeping blow

B

to blindside

vsto sideswipe

9 6.8

To attack someone from the side they cannot see or expect

is a strike from the side while passing rather than aiming to surprise

Phrasal Verbs

T

to take a sideswipe at

• Offensive

8.1

To make a short indirect critical remark about someone

How Forceful

to ram

1 4.1

clip

2 5.6

to sideswipe

8 6.1

graze

4 3.4

to brush against

15 3.1

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Etymology