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side·swipe
(sīd′swīp′)tr.v. side·swiped, side·swip·ing, side·swipes
To strike along the side in passing.
n.
1. A glancing blow on or along the side.
2. An incidental critical remark; a gibe.
side′swip′er n.
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sideswipe
(ˈsaɪdˌswaɪp)n
1. a glancing blow or hit along or from the side
2. an unexpected criticism of someone or something while discussing another subject
vb
to strike (someone) with such a blow
ˈsideˌswiper n
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side•swipe
(ˈsaɪdˌswaɪp)v. -swiped, -swip•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to strike with a glancing blow in passing.
n. 2. a glancing blow in passing.
[1900–05, Amer.]
side′swip`er, n.
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sideswipe
Past participle: sideswiped
Gerund: sideswiping
| Imperative |
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| sideswipe |
| sideswipe |
| Present |
|---|
| I sideswipe |
| you sideswipe |
| he/she/it sideswipes |
| we sideswipe |
| you sideswipe |
| they sideswipe |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I sideswiped |
| you sideswiped |
| he/she/it sideswiped |
| we sideswiped |
| you sideswiped |
| they sideswiped |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am sideswiping |
| you are sideswiping |
| he/she/it is sideswiping |
| we are sideswiping |
| you are sideswiping |
| they are sideswiping |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have sideswiped |
| you have sideswiped |
| he/she/it has sideswiped |
| we have sideswiped |
| you have sideswiped |
| they have sideswiped |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was sideswiping |
| you were sideswiping |
| he/she/it was sideswiping |
| we were sideswiping |
| you were sideswiping |
| they were sideswiping |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had sideswiped |
| you had sideswiped |
| he/she/it had sideswiped |
| we had sideswiped |
| you had sideswiped |
| they had sideswiped |
| Future |
|---|
| I will sideswipe |
| you will sideswipe |
| he/she/it will sideswipe |
| we will sideswipe |
| you will sideswipe |
| they will sideswipe |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have sideswiped |
| you will have sideswiped |
| he/she/it will have sideswiped |
| we will have sideswiped |
| you will have sideswiped |
| they will have sideswiped |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be sideswiping |
| you will be sideswiping |
| he/she/it will be sideswiping |
| we will be sideswiping |
| you will be sideswiping |
| they will be sideswiping |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been sideswiping |
| you have been sideswiping |
| he/she/it has been sideswiping |
| we have been sideswiping |
| you have been sideswiping |
| they have been sideswiping |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been sideswiping |
| you will have been sideswiping |
| he/she/it will have been sideswiping |
| we will have been sideswiping |
| you will have been sideswiping |
| they will have been sideswiping |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been sideswiping |
| you had been sideswiping |
| he/she/it had been sideswiping |
| we had been sideswiping |
| you had been sideswiping |
| they had been sideswiping |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would sideswipe |
| you would sideswipe |
| he/she/it would sideswipe |
| we would sideswipe |
| you would sideswipe |
| they would sideswipe |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have sideswiped |
| you would have sideswiped |
| he/she/it would have sideswiped |
| we would have sideswiped |
| you would have sideswiped |
| they would have sideswiped |
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Noun 1. sideswipe - a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
Verb 1. sideswipe - strike from the side
strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
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sideswipe
[ˈsaɪdˌswaɪp] n → frecciata en passantto take a sideswipe at → lanciare una frecciata en passant a
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