sweep
31sweep — I [[t]swip[/t]] v. swept, sweep•ing, n. 1) to remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with a broom, brush, or the like 2) to clear (a floor, room, chimney, etc.) of dirt, litter, or the like, using a broom or brush 3) to drive or carry by some steady force, as …
32sweep — v. & n. v. (past and past part. swept) 1 tr. clean or clear (a room or area etc.) with or as with a broom. 2 intr. (often foll. by up) clean a room etc. in this way. 3 tr. (often foll. by up) collect or remove (dirt or litter etc.) by sweeping. 4 …
33sweep — 01. Be careful; I have to [sweep] the kitchen floor because I just broke a wine glass in there. 02. The New York Yankees [swept] the 2000 World Series of baseball 4 games to 1. 03. Garbage littering the streets of the city is cleaned up early… …
34sweep — 1. verb 1) she swept the floor Syn: brush, clean, scrub, wipe, mop, dust, scour; informal do 2) I swept the crumbs off Syn: remove, brush, clean, clear, whisk …
35sweep*/ — [swiːp] (past tense and past participle swept [swept] ) verb I 1) [T] to clean a floor using a long brush Her work consisted mainly of making coffee and sweeping the floor.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to move quickly or with a lot of force, or to take… …
36sweep — Synonyms and related words: Derby, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, S curve, aberrancy, aberration, advance, airscape, ambit, arc, arch, ball the jack, barrel, be effortless, be painless, bend, bend back, bending, bias, bingo, boom, bow, bowing …
37sweep — I. v. a. 1. Clean (with a broom), brush. 2. Graze, touch (in passing), brush, rub over. 3. Traverse, pass over. 4. Carry off, sweep off, sweep away. 5. Carry with pomp, flourish. II. n …
38sweep up — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sweep up : present tense I/you/we/they sweep up he/she/it sweeps up present participle sweeping up past tense swept up past participle swept up to clean and remove dirt, glass, dust etc from a… …
39sweep — see if every man would sweep his own doorstep the city would soon be clean sweep the house with broom in May, you sweep the head of the house away new brooms sweep clean …
40sweep — [13] The Old English word for ‘sweep’ was swāpan, which evolved into Middle English swope. Modern English sweep, which began to emerge in the 13th century, probably came from the old past tense swepe, a descendant of Old English swēop. Swāpan… …
