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sweep

/swiːp/

verb18

  1. to clean a floor or the ground by pushing dust and dirt away with a brush
  2. To vacuum a carpet or rug.
  3. To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
  4. To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
  5. To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
  6. To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
  7. To search (a place) methodically.
  8. To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
  9. To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
  10. To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
  11. To draw or drag something over.
  12. (figurative) To travel quickly.
  13. To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
  14. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
  15. To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
  16. To play a sweep shot.
  17. To strike with a long stroke.
  18. To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.

noun24

  1. A single action of sweeping.
  2. A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
  3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
  4. A chimney sweep.
  5. An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
  6. Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
  7. A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
  8. (US) The act of police removing a homeless encampment from a public space.
  9. A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
  10. The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
  11. A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
  12. [before a noun] A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
  13. A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
  14. Any of the blades of a windmill.
  15. Violent and general destruction.
  16. The person who steers a dragon boat.
  17. A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
  18. A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
  19. A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
  20. Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
  21. [in the plural] The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
  22. In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
  23. A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
  24. (no longer used) The almond furnace.
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sweeped · swept · sweeping · sweepeth · sweeps · sweepest

Phrases with sweep

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