1 (AmE) a hit from the side:
a sideswipe by a truck
2 ~ (at sb/sth) (informal) a critical comment made about sb/sth while you are talking about sb/sth completely different:
It was a good speech, but he couldn't resist taking a sideswipe at his opponent.
sideswipe verb:
[VN] (AmE) The bus sideswiped two parked cars.
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