A Quick and Simple Dictionary

sweep

1. Verb.  (transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
2. Verb.  (intransitive) To move through an (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
3. Verb.  (transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
4. Verb.  (intransitive, figuratively) To travel quickly.
5. Verb.  (cricket) To play a sweep shot.
6. Verb.  (curling) To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
7. Verb.  (transitive, ergative) To move something in a particular motion, as a broom.
8. Verb.  (sports, transitive) To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
9. Verb.  (sports, transitive) To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
10. Noun.  The person who steers a dragon boat..
11. Noun.  A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
12. Noun.  A chimney sweep.
13. Noun.  A search (typically for bugs [electronic listening devices]).
14. Noun.  (cricket) A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
15. Noun.  A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
16. Noun.  A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
17. Noun.  A single action of sweeping.