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reverse_sweep

reverse sweep

English

Noun

reverse sweep (plural reverse sweeps)

  1. (cricket) A batsman's shot made by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc from leg to off, normally whilst kneeling.

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Verb

reverse sweep (third-person singular simple present reverse sweeps, present participle reverse sweeping, simple past and past participle reverse swept)

  1. (cricket) To play such a shot.