sweep

sweep
verb (sweeps, sweeping; past and past participle swept)
1》 clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.
    ↘move or remove by brushing.
    ↘move or push with great force.
    ↘(sweep someone/thing away/aside) remove or abolish someone or something swiftly and suddenly.
2》 search or survey (an area) for something.
    ↘cover (an entire area) with a gun.
3》 move or traverse swiftly and smoothly.
    ↘affect (a place) swiftly and widely: violence swept the country.
    ↘extend continuously, especially in an arc or curve.
    ↘Cricket hit to the leg side by bringing the bat across the body from a half-kneeling position.
4》 N. Amer. be victorious in (a series of games).
noun
1》 an act of sweeping.
    ↘a chimney sweep.
2》 a long, swift, curving movement.
    ↘Electronics the movement of a beam across the screen of a cathode ray tube.
3》 a long, typically curved stretch of road, river, etc.
4》 the range or scope of something.
5》 informal a sweepstake.
6》 N. Amer. an instance of winning every event, award, or place in a contest.
7》 a long heavy oar.
8》 a sail of a windmill.
9》 a long pole mounted as a lever for raising buckets from a well.
Phrases
sweep the board win every event or prize in a contest.
Origin
OE swāpan, of Gmc origin.

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  • Sweep — may refer to any of the following:Cleaning * Chimney sweep * Street sweeper * To clean using a broom or brushBoating* A kind of oar used for guiding bateaus and similar boats * In sport rowing, a boat that has only one oar per rowerports* Sweep… …   Wikipedia

  • Sweep — Sweep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweeping}.] [OE. swepen; akin to AS. sw[=a]pan. See {Swoop}, v. i.] 1. To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sweep — Sweep, n. 1. The act of sweeping. [1913 Webster] 2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep. [1913 Webster] 3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye. [1913 Webster] 4. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sweep — Sweep, n. 1. The act of sweeping. [1913 Webster] 2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep. [1913 Webster] 3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye. [1913 Webster] 4. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • sweep — [swēp] vt. swept, sweeping [ME swepen, akin to (or ? altered <) OE swapan: see SWOOP] 1. to clear or clean (a surface, room, etc.) as by brushing with a broom 2. to remove or clear away (dirt, debris, etc.) as with a broom or brushing movement …   English World dictionary

  • sweep — ► VERB (past and past part. swept) 1) clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter. 2) move or push with great force. 3) (sweep away/aside) remove or abolish swiftly and suddenly. 4) search or survey (an area). 5) pass or traverse swiftly and… …   English terms dictionary

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  • sweep — (v.) c.1300, perhaps from a past tense form of M.E. swope sweep, from O.E. swapan to sweep (transitive & intransitive); see SWOOP (Cf. swoop). The noun meaning range, extent is attested from 1679; in ref. to police or military actions, it is… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Sweep — Sweep, v. i. 1. To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2. To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sweep — Sweep. См. Вращающийся шаблон. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

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