(cricket) to play such a shot

A ludicrous act carried out by a television network to improve their ratings during sweeps week.

plural of sweeps stunt

(idiomatic) To win all the prizes in a competition. / (card games) To take all of the cards. / (idiomatic) To get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats.

(martial arts) Any of several moves used to trip an opponent by forcefully moving one's legs horizontally at the feet or ankles of one's opponent.

plural of foot sweep

plural of chimney sweep

plural of clean sweep

(chiefly politics) A complete or overwhelming victory, especially one in which all or almost all possible electoral contests are won.

(computing) A form of garbage collection in which every accessible object in memory is flagged, leaving unflagged only those that are no longer reachable and can thus be discarded.