A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously
If you take a sideswipe at someone, you make an unexpected critical remark about them while you are talking about something else. Despite the increasingly hostile sideswipes at him, the Chancellor is secure in his post. if you take a sideswipe at someone or something, you criticize them while you are talking about something different. to hit the side of a car with another car so that the two sides touch quickly