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Dictionary definition for the word "sweep"
sweep
(noun)
15 definitions 1: a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" [syn: expanse] 2: someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn: chimneysweeper, chimneysweep] 3: winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn: slam] 4: a long oar used in an open boat [syn: sweep oar] 5: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line [syn: end run] 6: a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm" v 7: sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" [syn: brush] 8: 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" [syn: sail] 9: sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" [syn: broom] 10: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: embroil, tangle, sweep up, drag, drag in] 11: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: cross, traverse, span] 12: clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor" 13: win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships" 14: cover the entire range of
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