sweep back

sweep something back

to push or move something backward in the shape of a curve. He took the brush and swept his hair back in a huge wave. She swept back her hair in a striking arrangement.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alfons	AHL-fawns (German, Dutch, Polish)	German, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Aamu	AH:-moo	Finnish
Ronalda	rah-NAWL-da	Scottish
Deion	-	African American (Modern)
Manya	-	Russian
Koppel	-	Yiddish