sideswipe (to) [v]

Meaning:

• kind of an accident that the car rubs against the side surface of another car with its own side.

Examples:

1. There was a heavy traffic in Boston Street and a car sideswiped my car. Now the color of side door is badly scraped.
2. The car accidentally sideswiped the parked truck as it turned too sharply.
3. A truck sideswiped the delivery van, leaving a long scratch on its side.
4. The driver sideswiped the guardrail while trying to avoid the oncoming car.