side-swipeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

side-swipe (三人称単数 現在形 side-swipes, 現在分詞 side-swiping, 過去形および過去分詞形 side-swiped)

1. Synonym of sideswipe
   • 2007, John Richard Collier, Inside Out

     A semi had side-swiped my patrol car, breaking windows and destroying the driver's door.

   • 2022 January 26, John Crosse, “When the tide turned to a safer railway...”, in RAIL, number 949, page 52:

     The author was involved in a rail accident not included in this analysis, when his train was side-swiped by a freight passing in the opposite direction, which contained derailed wagons.

語源

side +‎ swipe

名詞

sideswipe (複数形 sideswipes)

1. A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously.
   • 1960, John Updike, 'Rabbit, Run', page 36:

     As he turns left from Central into Jackson he nearly sideswipes a milk truck idling yards out from the kerb.

2. A catty or sarcastic remark.

動詞

sideswipe (三人称単数 現在形 sideswipes, 現在分詞 sideswiping, 過去形および過去分詞形 sideswiped)

1. (transitive) To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning.
   • 2012, Curtis L. Alcutt, Fatal Intentions, page 175:

     In her haste, she sideswiped the 4x4 truck that was ahead of her as well as two other cars. “Help!” she yelled as she sped through the orange construction cones. “They're going to kill me!”