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sideswipe

Speech parts

1. sideswipe - Noun

2. sideswipe - Verb

Meaning

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

strike from the side

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Donegal Under-21 manager Declan Bonner took a sideswipe at the Ulster Council's fixture planners after his jaded side were well beaten by Dublin in Saturday's All-Ireland U21 semi-final. Source: Internet

Lane-keeping systems lowered rates of single-vehicle, sideswipe and head-on crashes of all severities by 11 percent, and crashes of those types in which there were injuries, by 21 percent, the study found. Source: Internet

Another sideswipe at poor Piotr. Source: Internet

There are some old-school wooden benches and tables (seats maybe 15-20 max), white walls, and not much else to sideswipe your tasting pleasure. Source: Internet

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