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Meaning:
Noun:
- A chimney sweep.
- A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
- A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
- A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
- A search (typically for bugs [electronic listening devices]).
- cricket A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
- The person who steers a dragon boat.
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Verb:
- cricket To play a sweep shot.
- curling To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
- intransitive To move through an (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
- transitive ergative To move something in a particular motion, as a broom
- transitive To clean (a floor, etc) using a broom or brush.
- transitive To search (a place) methodically.
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