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sideswipe

side·swipe

sideswipe

 
pronunciation:
saId swaIp
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
part of speech: noun
definition: a glancing or sweeping blow on or along the side of something.
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: sideswipes, sideswiping, sideswiped
definition: to strike on or along the side of.
The passing bus sideswiped my parked car.
derivation: sideswiper (n.)