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footsweep

footsweep is the alternative spelling of foot sweep.

Meaning of foot sweep

Noun

foot sweep (plural foot sweeps)

  1. Any of several moves used to trip an opponent by forcefully moving one's legs horizontally at the feet or ankles of one's opponent.

Forms of footsweep

pluralfootsweeps

Origin of footsweep

From foot + sweep.

Questions about footsweep

What is footsweep the alternative spelling of?
Footsweep is the alternative spelling of foot sweep.

Words near footsweep in the dictionary

  1. footstoves
  2. footstrike
  3. footstrikes
  4. footsure
  5. footsweat
  6. footsweep
  7. footsweeps
  8. footswitch
  9. footswitches
  10. footsy
  11. footvolley

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