Sweep - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge (syn: slam)
- a long oar used in an open boat
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
- a movement in an arc
verb
- move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions (syn: sail)
- sweep with a broom or as if with a broom (syn: broom)
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (syn: drag, drag in, embroil, sweep up, tangle)
- to cover or extend over an area or time period (syn: cross, span, traverse)
- clean by sweeping
- cover the entire range of
- make a big sweeping gesture or movement (syn: swing)
Extra examples
He swept the dirt off the driveway.
He swept the crumbs from the table.
I need to sweep the kitchen.
Are you finished sweeping the porch?
A storm swept across the plains.
Fires swept through the forest.
She proudly swept into the room.
The limo swept up to the door.
He swept the curtains aside.
She swept the books off the desk.
...Mrs. Griswold has been a teacher for so long that the sweep of her influence extends across three generations of the townspeople....
He swept aside the papers on his desk to make room for the computer.
Sweeping all others aside, she pushed her way to the front.
You can't sweep your difficulties aside in that easy manner.
The crowd swept me to the exit.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: sweep
he/she/it: sweeps
present participle: sweeping
past tense: swept
past participle: swept
singular: sweep
plural: sweeps
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