Definition of sweep

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Sweep (v. i.) To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope..

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Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion..
Riffraff :: Riffraff (n.) Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The act of sweeping.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep..
Sweepwasher :: Sweepstakes (sing. / pl.) A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net..
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..
Swal :: Swaip (v. i.) To walk proudly; to sweep along.
Sweepstakes :: Sweepstakes (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.
Sweet :: Sweepy (a.) Moving with a sweeping motion.
Dust :: Dust (v. t.) To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor..
Swap :: Swap (v. t.) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap..
Shadoof :: Shadoof (n.) A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation..
Housework :: Housework (n.) The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like..
Orderly :: Orderly (n.) A street sweeper.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To strike with a long stroke.
Sweepstake :: Sweepstake (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam..
Whisking :: Whisking (a.) Sweeping along lightly.
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