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Word: sweep (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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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