Definition of sweep

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Sweep (v. i.) To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.

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Sweet :: Sweepy (a.) Moving with a sweeping motion.
Shadoof :: Shadoof (n.) A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease..
Sweeper :: Sweepage (n.) The crop of hay got in a meadow.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper..
Swal :: Swaip (v. i.) To walk proudly; to sweep along.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye..
Draught :: Draught (n.) That which is taken by sweeping with a net.
Sweeping :: Sweeper (n.) One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a sweep; as, a carpet sweeper..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) 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 purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively..
Sweepy :: Sweepwasher (n.) One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used..
Ensweep :: Ensweep (v. t.) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly.
Compass :: Compass (n.) Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination..
Scoop :: Scoop (n.) A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.
Besom :: Besom (v. t.) To sweep, as with a besom..
Swoopstake :: Swoopstake (n.) See Sweepstake.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding..
Swap :: Swap (v. t.) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap..
Sweepstake :: Sweepstake (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes.
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