reverse sweep

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English

Pronunciation

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.
  2. (sports) The act of winning a match after losing every set up to the maximum number where, should you lose one more set, you would instead lose the match.

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.
  2. (sports) To win such a match.