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side|swipe — «SYD SWYP», verb, swiped, swip|ing, noun. –v.t., v.i. to hit with a sweeping blow along the side: »A chartered German plane en route to New York sideswiped a building and crashed in flames (Wall Street Journal). –n. a sweeping blow along the side … Useful english dictionary
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swipe — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ playful, satirical ▪ side, sideways VERB + SWIPE ▪ take ▪ She took a playful … Collocations dictionary
side — n. & v. n. 1 a each of the more or less flat surfaces bounding an object (a cube has six sides; this side up). b a more or less vertical inner or outer plane or surface (the side of a house; a mountainside). c such a vertical lateral surface or… … Useful english dictionary
Swipe (breakdance move) — The Swipe is one of the most recognizable power moves in breakdance. The breaker leans back, whips his arms to one side to touch the ground, and his legs follow closely behind, twisting 360 degrees to land on the ground once again. An example… … Wikipedia
swipe — I UK [swaɪp] / US verb Word forms swipe : present tense I/you/we/they swipe he/she/it swipes present participle swiping past tense swiped past participle swiped 1) [transitive] informal to steal something Hey, someone s swiped my wallet! 2)… … English dictionary
swipe — swipe1 [ swaıp ] verb 1. ) transitive INFORMAL to steal something: Hey, someone swiped my wallet! 2. ) intransitive or transitive to swing your arm and hit or try to hit someone or something, using your hand or an object: She swiped him hard on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sideswipe — side|swipe1 [ saıd,swaıp ] verb transitive AMERICAN if one vehicle sideswipes another vehicle, their sides touch quickly because one is trying to go past the other and gets too close sideswipe side|swipe 2 [ saıd,swaıp ] noun count a criticism… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sideswipe — side•swipe [[t]ˈsaɪdˌswaɪp[/t]] v. swiped, swip•ing, n. 1) to strike with a glancing blow in passing 2) a glancing blow in passing • Etymology: 1900–05, amer. side′swip er, n … From formal English to slang
Sideswipe — For the tricking move, see Sideswipe (trick). Sideswipe is the name of several different characters in the Transformers universes. Because of trademark restictions they sometimes use the spelling Side Swipe. Transformers: Generation 1Transformers … Wikipedia
