/ Dictionary / Index S sweep hand: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sweep' hand" Pronunciation: [key] — Horol. Horol. a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. sweeper sweeping Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ingenuity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language