Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentleman's sweep

/ˈdʒɛntəlmənz swiːp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: gen-tle-man's sweep
IPA: /ˈdʒɛntəlmənz swiːp/

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A playoff series outcome, typically in a best-of-seven format, wherein a team wins four games to one (4–1).

Example Sentences

"The team won three games in the series and then lost a game, but recovered with a gentleman's sweep."
"Extending the series to host the last and final game at home is referred to the "Gentleman's sweep"."

Inflected Forms

gentleman's sweeps (plural)

Phrases

gentlemen's agreement gentleman's bet

Frequently Paired Words

gentlemen's agreement gentleman's bet sweep reverse sweep

Questions

How do you pronounce gentleman's sweep?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒɛntəlmənz swiːp/.
What does gentleman's sweep mean?: A playoff series outcome, typically in a best-of-seven format, wherein a team wins four games to one (4–1).

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