SWEEPS

noun

1. A single action of sweeping.
2. The person who steers a dragon boat.
3. A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.

verb

1. To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
2. To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
3. To search (a place) methodically.