sideswipe
To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turningTo give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning.
» Yanni felt completely sideswiped.
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1 sensesTo give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning.
strike from the side
Examples
3 sentencesYanni felt completely sideswiped.
The drunk driver took the turn too fast, lost control of his car, and sideswiped six parked cars.
ruПьяный водитель слишком резко повернул, потерял контроль над автомобилем и задел шесть припаркованных машин. — Selena777
deDer betrunkene Autofahrer fuhr zu schnell durch die Kurve, verlor die Kontrolle über sein Fahrzeug und streifte sechs parkende Autos. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
But forecasters say it is likely Bermuda will be sideswiped by Epsilon when it makes its closest pass sometime late Thursday.
Origin
From side + swipe.From side + swipe.
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Forms
sideswipes, sideswiping, sideswiped, sideswiped| Base form | sideswipe · to sideswipe |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sideswipes |
| Present participle | sideswiping |
| Past simple | sideswiped |
| Past participle | sideswiped |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.