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UK
/swˈiːp/
]
[ US /ˈswip/ ]
[ US /ˈswip/ ]
VERB
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force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
don't drag me into this business
They were swept up by the events -
clean by sweeping
Please sweep the floor -
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
The diva swept into the room
Shreds of paper sailed through the air
The searchlights swept across the sky -
sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
Sweep under the bed
Sweep the crumbs off the table -
win an overwhelming victory in or on
Her new show dog swept all championships - cover the entire range of
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to cover or extend over an area or time period
The novel spans three centuries
Rivers traverse the valley floor
The parking lot spans 3 acres - make a big sweeping gesture or movement
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sweep across or over
A gasp swept cross the audience
Her long skirt brushed the floor
NOUN
- a long oar used in an open boat
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
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a movement in an arc
a sweep of his arm -
a wide scope
the sweep of the plains - winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
- someone who cleans soot from chimneys
How To Use sweep In A Sentence
- Grandma is up about then and is found sweeping up the street in front of the family home picking up the beer cans and shoveling away the cinders left from the fires. OK! Now that I know . . . . . .
- It is a big sweep of soft, pale coral sand shelving gently into the Ionian sea. The Sun
- People like Momtaz Begum simply sweep up their waste and dump it into the barrel.
- In turn, the gallery's window is fitted with giant windscreen wipers to sweep away a continuous downpour of "rain" inverted commas seem necessary to any description of Weber's wonderfully artificial sculptural conceits. This week's new exhibitions
- As if space has weather, and currents of permittivity sweep past. DEAD LINES
- As the phalanx of furious, excited inmates came sweeping into the servery, Jerrold recognised his danger. THE SCAR
- All the polls had pointed to a clean sweep for the Democrats.
- By turning your head, you seemed to take in the whole sweep of Irish history, from the Vikings to the plantation.
- Let's pile up the fallen leaves in the corner and sweep up the floor.
- “Hi,” she called cheerily and grabbed the broom and began to sweep. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Mom
