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- [sahyd-swahyp]
- /ˈsaɪdˌswaɪp/
- /ˈsaɪd.swaɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahyd-swahyp]
- /ˈsaɪdˌswaɪp/
Definitions of sideswipe word
- verb with object sideswipe to strike with a sweeping stroke or blow along the side; strike a glancing blow obliquely. 1
- noun sideswipe such a strike or blow. 1
- transitive verb sideswipe hit from the side 1
- noun sideswipe sideways hit 1
- noun sideswipe indirect criticism 1
- countable noun sideswipe If you take a sideswipe at someone, you make an unexpected critical remark about them while you are talking about something else. 0
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Origin of sideswipe
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1900-05; side1 + swipe
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Parts of speech for Sideswipe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sideswipe popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sideswipe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sideswipe
verb sideswipe
- bang into — a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- collide — If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
- crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- fractured — the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- glance — to look quickly or briefly.
noun sideswipe
- collision — A collision occurs when a moving object crashes into something.
- crackup — a cracking up
- criticism — the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc
- demolishment — to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
- head on — (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost: a head-on collision.
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