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Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye..

Ensweep :: Ensweep (v. t.) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly.

Whisk :: Whisk (n.) To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth..

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space..

Swinge :: Swinge (n.) The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.

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.

Draught :: Draught (n.) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.

Scovel :: Scovel (n.) A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.

Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To search by raking or sweeping.

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

Whisk :: Whisk (n.) To move with a quick, sweeping motion..

Shadoof :: Shadoof (n.) A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation..

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

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The almond furnace.

Swerd :: Swept () imp. & p. p. of Sweep.

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep..

Sweepstakes :: Sweepstakes (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.

Cat-harping :: Cat-harping (n.) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.

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

Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like..

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