What is "sweep"

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Sweep \Sweep\, n.

1. The act of sweeping.

2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.

3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.

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

5. Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease.

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

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

   The road which makes a small sweep.
   --Sir W. Scott.

8. One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper.

9. (Founding) A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding.

10. (Naut.)

    1. 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.

    2. A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.

11. (Refining) The almond furnace. [Obs.]

12. A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water. [Variously written swape, sweep, swepe, and swipe.]

13. (Card Playing) In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam.

14. pl. The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.

    Sweep net, a net for drawing over a large compass.

    Sweep of the tiller (Naut.), a circular frame on which the tiller traverses.

early 14c., "make clean by sweeping with a broom;" mid-14c., "perform the act of sweeping," of uncertain origin, perhaps from a past tense form of Middle English swope "sweep," from Old English swapan "to sweep" (transitive & intransitive); see swoop (v.), or perhaps from a Scandinavian source. Related: Swept; sweeping.\n

\nFrom late 14c. as "hasten, rush, move swiftly and strongly;" also "collect by sweeping." From c.1400 in transitive sense "drive quickly, impel, move or carry forward by force;" mid-15c. as "clear (something) away." Meaning "win all the events" is 1960, American English. Sense of "pass systematically over in search of something" is from 1966. To sweep (someone) off (his or her) feet "affect with infatuation" is from 1913.

mid-13c., "stroke, force," from sweep (v.). Meaning "act of sweeping" is from 1550s. From 1670s as "range, extent of a continued motion." In reference to police or military actions, it is attested from 1837. Sense of "a winning of all the tricks in a card game" is from 1814 (see sweepstakes); extended to other sports by 1960. Meaning "rapid survey or inspection" is from 1966. As a shortened form of chimney-sweeper, first attested 1796.

n. 1 The person who steers a dragon boat. 2 A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew. 3 A chimney sweep. 4 A search (typically for bugs [electronic listening devices]). 5 (context cricket English) A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat. 6 A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins. 7 A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland. 8 A single action of sweeping. 9 Violent and general destruction. 10 (context metalworking English) A movable templet for making moulds, in loam moulding. 11 (context card games English) In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table. 12 The compass of any turning body or of any motion. 13 Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line. 14 A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them. 15 (context refining obsolete English) The almond furnace. 16 A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water. 17 (context in the plural English) The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroke#Verb motion of a broom or brush. 2 (context intransitive English) To move through an (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke. 3 (context transitive English) To search (a place) methodically. 4 (context intransitive figuratively English) To travel quickly.

1. n. a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" [syn: expanse]

2. someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn: chimneysweeper, chimneysweep]

3. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn: slam]

4. a long oar used in an open boat [syn: sweep oar]

5. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line [syn: end run]

6. a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"

7. [also: swept]

1. v. sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" [syn: brush]

2. 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" [syn: sail]

3. sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" [syn: broom]

4. 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" [syn: embroil, tangle, sweep up, drag, drag in]

5. 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" [syn: cross, traverse, span]

6. clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor"

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

8. cover the entire range of

9. make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: swing, swing out]

10. [also: swept]

Sweep is a series of young adult fantasy novels written by Cate Tiernan, the first of which, Book of Shadows, was published in 2001. The series follows a teenage girl, Morgan Rowlands, who discovers she is the descendant of a long line of witches, and possesses powerful magick of her own.

Sweep is a digital audio editor and live playback tool for operating systems that are Unix-like such as Linux and Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). It is able to handle many sound formats, including MP3, WAV and Vorbis. Originally developed with the support of Pixar, the most notable feature of Sweep is its stylus-like cursor tool called Scrubby.

Sweep is free software, released under the GNU General Public License.

Sweep may refer to:

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.

Sweep is a British puppet and TV character popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and other countries.

Sweep is a grey glove puppet dog with long black ears who joined The Sooty Show in 1957, as a friend to fellow puppet Sooty. His general dim-witted behaviour and penchant for bones and sausages has made him an endearing, entertaining character that children still love to this day. Probably his most unusual characteristic is his method of communication. It consists of a loud high pitched squeak that gains its inflection from normal speech and its rhythm from the syllables in each word. The rest of the cast (namely Soo and the presenter) could understand Sweep perfectly, and would indirectly translate for the viewer. The original puppeteer ( Harry Corbett's brother, Leslie) achieved the sound of Sweep's voice using a saxophone reed. Versions of the puppet later sold as toys had an integral squeaker connected to an air bulb that was squeezed by hand.

It is known that, unusually for a glove puppet, Sweep wore wellingtons as several of the more slapstick routines involved his getting upended, leaving his wellies flailing helplessly in the air.

Sweep's family first appeared on the Sooty Show in an episode called Sweep's Family. He has his mother and father, and 3 brothers, Swoop, Swipe and Swap (all of whom look exactly like him, except that they each wear different coloured collars to tell each other apart).

Sweep appeared in a music video dancing and squeaking along to Lady Gaga's " Poker Face".

In group motorcycle riding, the sweep is the rider last in line whose job is to ensure everyone else in the group ride arrives at the destination safely. The sweep is often the person with the most experience, not always the fastest, but certainly with a reliable motorcycle who is not going to be the person who breaks down or has a crash themselves. Having at least a basic amount of mechanical experience and tools is a plus, so field repairs may be made if necessary.

Sometimes, the sweep function is performed by a truck or other vehicle that may also have a trailer. This is usually for very long trips that cover many miles on the highway as on twisty backroads the pickup and trailer may not be able to maintain the same speeds as the motorcycles. When this is done, the term "chase vehicle" is usually the preferred term, though the function is essentially the same.

"Riding sweep" is the act of performing the sweep function, as in, "I'll be riding sweep for today's ride." In Australia and some other countries, the "Sweep" is instead called "Tail End Charlie" which performs exactly the same job as a "Sweep". In some circles, "Tail Gunner" is also used.

Category:Motorcycle riding

A sweep is the name used for two categories of martial arts techniques. From standing, sweeps are throws or takedowns that primarily use the legs to attack an opponent's legs. On the ground, sweeps are techniques for reversing a grappling position.

Sweep (foaled 1907 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

The Soil and Water Environmental Enhancement Program, or SWEEP, was a Canadian agricultural program administered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and carried out by the province of Ontario. Designed to examine the effects of tillage on many types of soil, the program ran from 1986 through 1988.

URL: http://agrienvarchive.ca/sweep/sweephom.html

BACKGROUND

The impetus for the program was the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, calling for a reduction in phosphorus pollution in the Lake Erie basin of 2000 tonnes per year. Canada agreed to reduce phosphorus run-off by 300 tonnes per year—200 from agricultural cropland sources and 100 from industrial and municipal sources by 1990.

The achievement of these reductions over five years would improve water quality for drinking, recreation and fishing. Improved soil conservation practices to reduce phosphorus run-off would benefit farmers greatly in crop yield increases and in cost savings from more efficient soil management. In order to accomplish the program objectives, Canada and Ontario carried out five year programs of coordinated and complementary activities with farmers, farm and other organizations. These programs were intended to build up a stock of technology that could be extended to farmers now and in the future.

The Program Objectives of SWEEP were:

1. To reduce phosphorus loading in the Lake Erie basin by 200 tonnes per year by 1990, from non-point agricultural cropland sources.

2. To maintain or improve the productivity of southwestern Ontario agriculture by reducing or arresting soil erosion and degradation.

See related Ontario Agri-Environmental Archive: http://agrienvarchive.ca/

See Related Clean Up Rural Beaches (C.U.R.B.) Program (1991–1996): http://agrienvarchive.ca/curb/curb.html

See Related: PLUARG (Pollution from Land Use Activities Reference Group, International Joint Commission on the Great Lakes Basin)(1972–1979):

http://agrienvarchive.ca/pluarg/pluarg.html (more than 80 PDF reports available)

The PLUARG study program consisted of four major tasks as outlined in the Reference Group's February 1974 "Detailed Study Plan to assess Great Lakes Pollution from Land Use Activities".

TASK A is devoted to the collection and assessment of management and research information and, in its later stages to the critical analysis of implications of potential recommendations.

TASK B is first, the preparation of a land-use and land-use practices inventory, largely from existing data, and, second, the analysis of trends and projections in land-use patterns and practices to 1980 and, if possible, to 2020. The present land use report is to be completed in 1974, and a report on trends to be completed in 1975. The Task B report for the Canadian part of the Great Lakes Basin is contained in five volumes: Volume I Canadian Great Lakes Basin Summary; Volume II Lake Superior Basin; Volume III Lake Huron Basin; Volume IV Lake Erie Basin; Volume V Lake Ontario Basin

TASK C is the detailed survey of selected watersheds to determine the sources of pollutants, their relative significance and the assessment of the degree of transmission of pollutants to boundary waters. See details of this Task below. (See Task "C" Reports)

TASK D is to:

1. obtain supplementary information on the inputs of materials to the boundary waters, their effect on water quality and their significance in these waters in the future and under alternative management schemes."

2. diagnose the degree of impairment of water quality in the Great Lakes, including assessment of concentrations of contaminants of concern in sediments, fish and other aquatic resources. Activities during 1974 - 1976. (See Task "D" Reports)

See related ManureNet Canada site at: http://manurenet.ca/

Sweep or sweep-oar rowing is a type of rowing when a rower has one oar, usually held with both hands. As each rower has only one oar, the rowers have to be paired so that there is an oar on each side of the boat. This is in contrast to sculling when a rower has two oars, one in each hand. In the UK the term is less used as the term rowing generally refers to sweep oar. The term pulling was also used historically.

Sweep or single oar rowing has a long history and was the means of propulsion for Greek triremes and Viking longboats. These boats were wide enough for the pairs of rowers to sit alongside each other. Boats can go faster, the narrower they are, because a smaller cross-sectional area reduces drag and wave drag and gives a sharper angle to the bow. The hulls can be kept narrower by attaching riggers to the gunwales, so that the oarlocks can be placed farther out to carry longer oars. A narrower hull means the rowers can not sit side by side and so they sit one behind another. The riggers are staggered alternately along the boat so that the forces apply asymmetrically to each side of the boat. This means a sweep oared racing shell has to be stiffer in order to handle the unmatched forces, and so requires more bracing, which means it has to be heavier and slower than an equivalent sculling boat.

Sweep rowing has to be done with crews in multiples of two - i.e. pairs, fours and eights (sixes and boats longer than eight are not used in competitive racing today). Each rower in a sweep boat is referred to as being on stroke side ( port) or bow side ( starboard), depending on which side of the boat the rower's oar extends. In a sculling boat the riggers apply forces symmetrically. While sculling boats are also in multiples of two, it is possible to have a single scull or triple scull.

The primary sweep oar racing boats are as follows.

Eight (8+) : A shell with 8 rowers. Always with coxswain because of the size, weight and speed of the boat - bow loader eights exist but are banned from most competitions for safety reasons.
Four (4-) or (4+) : A shell with 4 rowers. Coxless fours (4-) are often referred to as straight fours, and are commonly used by lightweight and elite crews and are raced at the Olympics. In club and school rowing, one more frequently sees a coxed four (4+) which is easier to row, and has a coxswain to steer.
Pair (2-) or (2+): A shell with 2 rowers. The coxless pair (2-), often called a straight pair, is a demanding but satisfying boat to master. Coxed pairs (2+) are rarely rowed by most club and school programs. It is no longer an Olympic class event, but it continues to be rowed at the World Rowing Championships.