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   sweep

   /swiːp/

   verb

   • 1. clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter: "I've swept the floor" Similar brushcleanscrubwipemopdustscourscraperakebuffvacuumhooverinformal:do
   • ▪ move or remove (dirt or litter) by brushing it away: "she swept the tea leaves into a dustpan" Similar removewash awayexpeldispose ofeliminateget rid ofbrushcleanclearwhisk
   • ▪ move or push (someone or something) with great force: "I was swept along by the crowd" Similar carrypulldragdrive
   • ▪ brush (hair) back from one's face or upwards: "long hair swept up into a high chignon"
   • ▪ hit (the ball) on the leg side by bringing the bat across the body from a half-kneeling position; hit a ball delivered by (a bowler) with such a stroke.
   • 2. move swiftly and smoothly: "a large black car swept past the open windows" Similar glidesaildashchargerushstreakspeedflyzoomswoopwhizzhurtleinformal:tear
   • ▪ cause to move swiftly and smoothly: "he swept his hand round the room"
   • ▪ (of a person) move in a confident and stately manner: "she swept magnificently from the hall" Similar glidesailstridebreezestrollsallyswaggerdriftflitflounce
   • ▪ affect (an area or place) swiftly and widely: "the rebellion had swept through all four of the country's provinces" Similar engulfoverwhelmfloodflow acrosssurge overracehurtlestreakspread like lightninginformal:tearwhip
   • ▪ (of a geographical or natural feature) extend continuously in a particular direction, especially in a curve: "green forests swept down the hillsides"
   • ▪ win all the games in (a series); take each of the winning or main places in (a contest or event): North American "we knew we had to sweep these three home games"
   • 3. search (an area) for something: "the detective swept the room for hair and fingerprints" Similar searchprobecheckexplorehunt throughlook throughdelve ingo throughsift throughscourcombgo through with a fine-tooth combleave no stone unturned in
   • ▪ examine (a place or object) for electronic listening devices: "the line is swept every fifteen minutes"
   • ▪ cover (an entire area) with a gun: "they were trying to get the Lewis gun up behind some trees from where they would sweep the trench"

   noun

   • 1. an act of sweeping something with a brush: "I was giving the floor a quick sweep"
   • ▪ short for chimney sweep
   • 2. a long, swift curving movement: "a grandiose sweep of his hand" Similar gesturemovementmoveactionstrokewave
   • ▪ the movement of a beam across the screen of a cathode ray tube.
   • ▪ an attacking stroke in which the bat is brought across the body from a half-kneeling position to hit the ball to leg.
   • 3. a procedure for inducing labour in a pregnant woman, in which a medical practitioner moves a finger around within the opening of the cervix to detach the amniotic membranes: "I went in for a sweep at 41 weeks"
   • 4. a comprehensive search or survey of a place or area: "the police finished their sweep through the woods" Similar searchhuntexplorationprobeforagepursuitquest
   • ▪ a survey of the ratings of television stations, carried out at regular intervals to determine advertising rates. North American
   • 5. a long, typically curved stretch of road, river, or land: "we could see a wide sweep of country perhaps a hundred miles across" Similar expansetractstretchspaceplainextentvastnessvista
   • ▪ a curved part of a drive in front of a building: "one fork of the drive continued on to the gravel sweep" Similar curvecurvaturebendarcarchbowturn
   • ▪ the range or scope of something: "the whole sweep of the history of the USSR" Similar rangespanscopecompassreachspreadambitremitgamutorbitspectrumspherepurviewlimitextent
   • 6. a sweepstake. informal
   • 7. an instance of winning every event, award, or place in a contest: North American "a World Series sweep"
   • 8. a long, heavy oar used to row a barge or other vessel: "a big, heavy sweep oar"
   • 9. a sail of a windmill.
   • 10. a long pole mounted as a lever for raising buckets from a well.

   Word Origin Old Englishswāpan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German schweifen ‘sweep in a curve’.

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sweep offSweep off - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   5 days ago · sweep off. Other forms: sweeping off; sweeps off. Definitions of sweep off. verb. overwhelm emotionally. synonyms: sweep away. see more.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sweep_(martial_arts)Sweep (martial arts) - Wikipedia

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   Jul 16, 2024 · A sweep is either of two categories of martial arts techniques. From standing, sweeps are throws or takedowns that primarily use the legs to attack an opponent's legs. On the ground, sweeps are techniques for reversing a grappling position from a guard position.

4. www.sofi.com › learn › contentGuide to Sweep Accounts | SoFI

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   Jul 2, 2024 · A sweep account automatically transfers, or “sweeps,” money from one account into another, with the goal of earning a higher rate of return. This is usually done to prevent excess cash from sitting in a low-rate account, but sweep accounts can also be used to pay off loans.

5. www.economist.com › united-states › 2024/07/22Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Here’s what the polls say

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   Jul 22, 2024 · In polls taken before the debate, Mr Trump led Mr Biden by a margin of 45% to 44%, whereas he beat Ms Harris in a hypothetical race by 48% to 42%. Since then, she has cut this deficit to 48% to 45 ...

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inIn/at one fell swoop Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jul 17, 2024 · Check out your bona fides and avoid any faux pas. The meaning of IN/AT ONE FELL SWOOP is with a single, quick action or effort. How to use in/at one fell swoop in a sentence.

7. cad.onshape.com › help › ContentSweep - Onshape

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   Jul 18, 2024 · Sweep. Define a shape using a selected region, curves, or planar face moving along a path (either solid or surface). Create a new part or modify an existing one by adding or removing material, or intersecting parts in its path. Sweep: Desktop.

8. clean.email › outlook-rules › outlook-sweep-rulesHow to Create a Sweep Rule in Outlook | Guide by Clean Email

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   3 days ago · An Outlook Sweep rule is a method for quickly deleting multiple Outlook emails from one or more senders in your inbox. As an alternative to deleting the messages, you can use a Sweep rule to move the emails to a folder other than Deleted Items such as Archive or a custom folder.