The type of rowing using only one oar. Done in a pair with or without coxswain (2+), a four with or without coxswain (4+), and a eight (8+).

Opposite of scull. Rowing with one oar on one side of the boat.

Opposite of scull; each rower has 1 oar.

a long oar used in propelling a vessel when becalmed [168.23

a long oar used by a large vessel.

The member of crew who steers the boat using the steering oar.

a long oar used in an open boat

The oar used in a sweep-oared boat; as an adjective, descriptive of the boat itself.

A long oar used to propel a ship or boat.

long oars with narrow blades: see also Rowing

Refers to events in which the rowers use one oar each (pair, four, and eight). A sweep oar is longer than a sculling oar.

One of the two disciplines of rowing – the one where rowers use only one oar. Pairs (for two people), fours (for four people) and the eight are sweep boats. Pairs and fours may or may not have a coxswain. Eights always have a coxswain.

one-oared rowing, rower is either port or starboard rower

One oar held by both hands

To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.

To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net.

To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like.

To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room.

The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep.

All un-invested cash balances in customer portfolios will be swept by iHilal on behalf of customers into a murabaha fund.The Murabaha Fund is a US dollar denominated fund and is a Shariah equivalent of a money market fund generating short term returns. No commission will be charged on subscriptions (sweep into the Murabaha) or redemptions (sweep out of Murabah).

A metal plate which throws loose dirt about plants during cultivation and levels ridges between rows of growing crops.

sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"

move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"

sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"

win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships"

Sweep refers to the removal or dust, dirt etc. from the floor by passing a broom or brush over the surface and collecting it in a pile ready for disposal.

To use a brush or broom in front of a moving stone to clean the path and/or to apply pressure to the ice in front of a moving stone to help it travel further and/or curl more or less

When a client of FXDirectDealer has a P/L in another currency other than US dollars, the P/L must be converting at the close of each business day into US dollars, at an exchange rate prevailing at the time (known as the Conversion Rate). This process is called sweeping. Note that until the P/L is swept, the clients Account Value may fluctuate slightly (up or down) as exchange rate for the Profit and Loss currency changes. For example, if the client has a profit in Yen, if the value of the yen rises after the position is closes, but before the profit is swept into dollars, the Account Value will change. The change is only on the profit/loss amount so the effect is minimal.

The motion employed in moving the searchcoil across the ground.

Either forward or reverse, this describes whether a wing arcs toward the direction of rotation (forward) or away from it (reverse). This affects the rate at which a boomerang lays over. Generally, a fast catch boomerang will have swept-forward wings, while a trick-catch boomerang will have swept-backward wings.

to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"

One horizontal pass of an oscilloscope's electron beam from left to right across the CRT screen.

The forming of a valley

1. A single traversal of the electron beam along any coordinate axis on the face of a cathode-ray oscilloscope. 2. A single rotation of an antenna at fixed azimuth or elevation.

Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass.

Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line.

The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads; any part of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle.

A sequence of puretone frequencies, which generates a frequency response curve.

A stroke made in a broad curve, turning a canoe in the direction opposite the sweeping side when performed by the sternsman.

moving an insect sweep net in a back and forth motion to collect insects from vegetation

A stroke on which the blade moves through the water in a wide curve, thus helping to steer as well as propelling the vessel.

A controlled forward motion by a base(s) to release a flyer to a cradle catch.

A run around the end of the line.

See play.

a running play in which several blockers lead a running back on a designed play to the outside. Depending on the number of blockers and the design of the play this is sometimes referred to as a "power sweep" or "student-body-right" (or left).

An offensive strategy whereby a running back runs laterally behind the leading offensive linemen, who have cleared a path for him by blocking out the defensive linemen. The running back runs laterally until the path has been cleared, at which point he accelerates forward.

A running play where the ball carrier receives the ball and runs toward the sideline and upfield.

A Sweep is a running play in American Football where the running back takes a pitch or handoff from the quarterback and starts running parallel to the line of scrimmage, allowing for the offensive linemen and fullback to get in front of him to block defenders before he turns upfield.

a relatively new enforcement technique involving the simultaneous investigation of numerous individuals, broker-dealers or issuers, with multiple actions being announced on the same day for maximum deterrent effect

A technique done from guard to put an opponent on their back and allow one to come up on top. To sweep means to successfully perform such a technique.

A method of bringing an opponent down by knocking one of his legs out of its stance and then throwing him off balance.

A sweep (also known as a reversal) is a grappling technique used to transition from a neutral or inferior position to a dominant position.

A sweep is a martial arts technique by which an opponent's leg(s) is knocked out from under him/her. Generally a technique similar to a kick is employed. The force of the sweep either runs perpendicular to the opponent's leg or rise as it strikes the leg, lifting the foot from the ground.

A gradual bend in a tree trunk recognized by off-vertical growth in the lower stem and more vertical growth of the upper stem. Also referred to as a corrected lean.

a tree defect characterized by a gradual curve in the main stem.

Refers to gradual bends in the trunk of a tree leaving the trunk less than straight. [To return to previous page, click your browser's BACK button then scroll through the page to your last location

a type of batsman's shot played by kneeling, often putting the back leg's knee on the pitch, and swinging the bat in a horizontal arc across the body, hitting the ball to the leg side, usually played to balls from a slow bowler that pitch near the batsman. v.i. to play a sweep shot. v.t. to hit the ball with a sweep.

To arc pointed toe out and around from front to back or back to front. Can sometime be executed with a turn.

Risky, but effective shot played with the back knee on the ground to despatch to square leg balls which keep low. Not to be confused with the puppet of the same name.