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sweep is the dictionary form of swept Definition of sweep
sweep has definitions from the fields of sport,american football,nautical,bridge,work
1
[ verb ] sweep across or over

Synonyms

brush

Examples

"Her long skirt brushed the floor" "A gasp swept cross the audience"

2
[ verb ] move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

Synonyms

sail

Examples

"The diva swept into the room" "Shreds of paper sailed through the air" "The searchlights swept across the sky"

3
[ verb ] sweep with a broom or as if with a broom

Synonyms

broom

Examples

"Sweep the crumbs off the table" "Sweep under the bed"

4
[ noun ] a wide scope

Synonyms

expanse

Examples

"the sweep of the plains"

5
[ verb ] force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Synonyms

embroil sweep_up drag drag_in tangle

Examples

"They were swept up by the events" "don't drag me into this business"

6
[ verb ] to cover or extend over an area or time period

Synonyms

span traverse cross

Examples

"Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres" "The novel spans three centuries"

7
[ verb ] clean by sweeping

Examples

"Please sweep the floor"

8
[ verb ] win an overwhelming victory in or on

Examples

: "Her new show dog swept all championships"

9
[ verb ] make a big sweeping gesture or movement

Synonyms

swing swing_out

10
[ noun ] (bridge) winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

Synonyms

slam

11
[ noun ] (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

Synonyms

end_run

12
[ noun ] (work) someone who cleans soot from chimneys

Synonyms

chimneysweep chimneysweeper

13
[ verb ] cover the entire range of
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[ noun ] (nautical) a long oar used in an open boat

Synonyms

sweep_oar

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[ noun ] a movement in an arc

Examples

"a sweep of his arm"

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Rhymes with

sept windswept except accept kept intercept intercept concept precept adept inept

Phonetic and Homophones

S W EH1 P T

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