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sideswiped

sideswiped is the simple past and past participle of sideswipe.

Meaning of sideswipe

Verb

sideswipe (third-person singular simple present sideswipes, present participle sideswiping, simple past and past participle sideswiped)

  1. (transitive) To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning.
    • As he turns left from Central into Jackson he nearly sideswipes a milk truck idling yards out from the kerb.1960, John Updike, Rabbit, Run, page 36

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Questions about sideswiped

What is sideswiped the simple past and past participle of?
Sideswiped is the simple past and past participle of sideswipe.

Words near sideswiped in the dictionary

  1. sidestreets
  2. sidestroke
  3. sidestrokes
  4. sideswept
  5. sideswipe
  6. sideswiped
  7. sideswiper
  8. sideswipers
  9. sideswipes
  10. sideswiping
  11. sidetable

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