outsweep

Sweeping away motion

Outsweep describes a curving or sweeping movement directed outward.

As a noun, it names such a motion or the curved shape it produces: the outsweep of her hips, the outsweep of the bay.

As a verb, to outsweep is to sweep or curve outward: The wings outsweep from the fuselage.

The word appears in technical contexts describing aerodynamics, architecture, and anatomy.

rowing

oar

Lever for watercraft

drive · finish · recovery · feather · square · power · pull · reach · extension · arc

breaststroke

kick

Foot-delivered strike

  • legAmbulatory limb
  • propulsionForce driving movement forward
  • frogTailless leaping amphibian

whip · thrust · extension · recovery · streamline · glide · technique · timing · width · angle

hairstyling

bangs

Forehead-covering locks

  • fringeOutermost edge or margin
  • volumeAmount of space filled
  • waveOscillating motion through medium

curl · flip · styling · blowout · teasing · brush · comb · lift · swoosh · layered

Opposites
direction of sweeping motion

outsweepgather

Bring or come together

draw in · pull in · contract · converge · retract

Family

sweep, sweeping, swept, sweeper, sweepers, sweeps, out, outing, outings

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