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   Sweep

   /swēp/

   

   verb

   • 1. clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter: "I've swept the floor" Similar brushcleanscrubwipemopdustscourscraperakebuffvacuumhooverinformal:do
   • ▪ move or remove (dirt or litter) by sweeping: "she swept the tea leaves into a dustpan" Similar removewash awayexpeldispose ofeliminateget rid ofbrushcleanclearwhisk
   • ▪ move or push (someone or something) with great force: "I was swept along by the crowd" Similar carrypulldragdrive
   • ▪ brush (hair) back from one's face or upward: "long hair swept up into a high chignon"
   • 2. move swiftly and smoothly: "a large black car swept past the open windows" Similar glidesaildashchargerushstreakspeedflyzoomswoopwhizhurtleinformal:tear
   • ▪ cause to move swiftly and smoothly: "he swept his hand around the room"
   • ▪ (of a person) move in a confident and stately manner: "she swept magnificently from the hall" Similar glidesailstridebreezestrollsallyswaggerdriftflitflounce
   • ▪ affect (an area or place) swiftly and widely: "the rebellion had swept through all four of the country's provinces" Similar engulfoverwhelmfloodflow acrosssurge overracehurtlestreakspread like lightninginformal:tearwhip
   • ▪ (of a geographical or natural feature) extend continuously in a particular direction, especially in a curve: "green forests swept down the hillsides"
   • ▪ win all the games in (a series); take each of the winning or main places in (a contest or event): North American "we knew we had to sweep these three home games"
   • 3. search (an area) for something: "the detective swept the room for hair and fingerprints" Similar searchprobecheckexplorehunt throughlook throughdelve ingo throughsift throughscourcombgo through with a fine-tooth combleave no stone unturned in
   • ▪ examine (a place or object) for electronic listening devices: "the line is swept every fifteen minutes"
   • ▪ cover (an entire area) with a gun: "they were trying to get the Lewis gun up behind some trees from where they would sweep the trench"

   noun

   • 1. an act of sweeping something with a brush: "I was giving the floor a quick sweep"
   • ▪ short for chimney sweep
   • 2. a long, swift curving movement: "a grandiose sweep of his hand" Similar gesturemovementmoveactionstrokewave
   • ▪ the movement of a beam across the screen of a cathode ray tube.
   • 3. a procedure for inducing labor in a pregnant woman, in which a medical practitioner moves a finger around within the opening of the cervix to detach the amniotic membranes: "I went in for a sweep at 41 weeks"
   • 4. a comprehensive search or survey of a place or area: "the police finished their sweep through the woods" Similar searchhuntexplorationprobeforagepursuitquest
   • ▪ a survey of the ratings of broadcast stations, carried out at regular intervals to determine advertising rates. North American
   • 5. a long, typically curved stretch of road, river, or land: "we could see a wide sweep of country perhaps a hundred miles across" Similar expansetractstretchspaceplainextentvastnessvista
   • ▪ a curved part of a driveway in front of a building: "one fork of the driveway continued on to the gravel sweep" Similar curvecurvaturebendarcarchbowturn
   • ▪ the range or scope of something: "the whole sweep of the history of the USSR" Similar rangespanscopecompassreachspreadambitremitgamutorbitspectrumspherepurviewlimitextent
   • 6. a sweepstake. informal
   • 7. an instance of winning every event, award, or place in a contest: North American "a World Series sweep"
   • 8. a long, heavy oar used to row a barge or other vessel: "a big, heavy sweep oar"
   • 9. a sail of a windmill.
   • 10. a long pole mounted as a lever for raising buckets from a well.

   Word Origin Old Englishswāpan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German schweifen ‘sweep in a curve’.

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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › sweep_1sweep verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move quickly and/or smoothly, especially in a way that impresses or is intended to impress other people Without another word she swept out of the room. (figurative) He swept into the lead with an almost perfect performance.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-american-english › sweepDefinition of sweep in Essential American English Dictionary

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   to push or carry something with force: Many trees were swept away in the flood. (Definition of sweep from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sweep. in Chinese (Traditional) 清掃, 打掃，清掃，掃除, 移動… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 清扫, 打扫，清扫，扫除, 移动… See more. in Spanish. barrer, arrastrar, pasar… See more

4. advancedictionary.com › definition › sweepsweep | Definition of sweep in English at AdvanceDictionary.com

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   Dictionary. Sweep. Definition of Sweep in English : Sweep. see synonyms of sweep. Noun. 1. expanse, sweep. a wide scope. Example Sentences: 'the sweep of the plains' Synonyms. 2. chimneysweep, chimneysweeper, sweep. someone who cleans soot from chimneys. Synonyms. 3. slam, sweep. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge. Synonyms.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-british-english › sweepsweep definition | Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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   to push or carry something with force: Many trees were swept away in the flood. (Definition of sweep from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sweep. in Chinese (Traditional) 清掃, 打掃，清掃，掃除, 移動… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 清扫, 打扫，清扫，扫除, 移动… See more. in Spanish. barrer, arrastrar, pasar… See more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › sweep_2sweep noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   noun. /swip/ with brush. [countable, usually singular] an act of cleaning a room, surface, etc. using a broom He gave the room a quick sweep before they arrived. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. curving movement.

7. www.wordnik.com › words › sweepsweep - definition and meaning - Wordnik

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   sweep: To clean or clear, as of dirt, with a broom or brush.

8. kids.wordsmyth.net › wesweep | definition for kids | Wordsmyth Word Explorer ...

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   verb, noun. features: Word Explorer. See. soil. The meaning of sweep. Definition of sweep. Best online English dictionaries for children, with kid-friendly definitions, integrated thesaurus for kids, images, and animations. Spanish and Chinese language support available.