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   sweeper

   /ˈswiːpə/

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   • 1. a person or device that cleans a floor or road by sweeping: "a street sweeper"
   • 2. a player stationed behind the other defenders, free to defend at any point across the field and sometimes initiating and supporting attacks.
   • 3. a small nocturnal shoaling fish of reefs and coastal waters, occurring chiefly in the tropical Indo-Pacific.

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   What is a sweeper in soccer?

   • : one that sweeps : a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal Recent Examples on the Web Treinen escaped a second-and-third, one-out jam in the fifth by striking out Daniel Schneemann with an 84-mph sweeper and Thomas with an 85-mph sweeper.

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   What does sweeper mean?

   • Define sweeper. sweeper synonyms, sweeper pronunciation, sweeper translation, English dictionary definition of sweeper. n. 1. One that sweeps. 2. A carpet sweeper.

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   What does the term 'sweep' mean?

   • The term 'sweep' has several meanings. In soccer, it refers to a defender who is the last line of defense before the goalkeeper. In curling, it refers to a person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play. In cricket, it refers to a batsman who plays sweep shots or a fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position. A tree that has fallen over a river with branches extending into the water is also called a 'sweep'.

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   What is a sweeper used for?

   • A sweeper is a mechanized cleaning equipment used for cleaning floors in industrial premises, warehouses, hangars, etc., as well as streets. It acts like a traditional broom on a larger scale to treat solid waste.

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   How does a sweeper work?

   • As a sweeper he was dynamic. He pulls a short ball hard but finds the sweeper for a single. Pull a short ball to the deep square sweeper. The second is a wide long hop that is kept to one by a cover sweeper. He then uses the crease to get off strike via a push to the sweeper at point.

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   Do street sweepers swear?

   • There is brightening as street sweepers nervously begin to clear debris. Sweepers swear by software that fills in your name, address and so on with the click of a mouse. Street services officials say that when breakdowns or other problems ground the street sweepers, parking enforcement officers are told to stand down.

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   sweep· er ˈswē-pər. 1. : one that sweeps. 2. : a lone back in soccer who plays between the line of the defenders and the goal.

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   noun. a person employed to sweep, such as a roadsweeper. any device for sweeping. a carpet sweeper. informal. soccer a player who supports the main defenders, as by intercepting loose balls, etc.

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