present participle of sweep away

(martial arts) A swipe of a fighter's leg meant do destabilize the adversary / (cricket) A sweep shot played to the leg side

To carelessly point a firearm at / across non-targets in a sweeping manner. It is a violation of muzzle discipline.

plural of May-day sweep

plural of May Day sweep

(largely historical) One of the sweeps (chimney sweeps), clad in bright clothes and garlands and carrying a blackened broom, in a May Day parade.

Alternative form of May-day sweep

Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day

An annual Chinese holiday on the first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar (April 4 or 5), during which families gather to honor their ancestors and clean their tombs. The festival is also associated with the consumption of qingtuan.

Alternative form of Tomb Sweeping Day