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Sward :: Swape (n.) See Sweep, n., 12..

Besom :: Besom (v. t.) To sweep, as with a besom..

Swipe :: Swipe (n.) A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club..

Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The act of sweeping.

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes..

Dust :: Dust (v. t.) To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor..

Sway :: Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass..

Peasweep :: Peasweep (n.) The pewit, or lapwing..

Scope :: Scope (n.) Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable..

Sweepstake :: Sweepstake (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes.

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room..

Sweepstake :: Sweep-saw (n.) A bow-saw.

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads; any part of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle.

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them..

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion..

Sweepstakes :: Sweepstake (n.) A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep.

Whisk :: Whisk (n.) The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff..

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