Definition of sweep

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

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Besom :: Besom (n.) A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps away or destroys.
Orderly :: Orderly (n.) A street sweeper.
Swoop :: Swoop (n.) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
Flourish :: Flourish (v. i.) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion..
Besom :: Besom (v. t.) To sweep, as with a besom..
Swap :: Swap (v. t.) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap..
Swipe :: Swipe (n.) A swape or sweep. See Sweep.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The act of sweeping.
Scovel :: Scovel (n.) A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.
Draught :: Draught (n.) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
Broom :: Broom (n.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together; esp., the Cytisus scoparius of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves, and large yellow flowers..
Whisk :: Whisk (n.) To move with a quick, sweeping motion..
Whisking :: Whisking (a.) Sweeping along lightly.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them..
Soup :: Soup (v. t.) To sweep. See Sweep, and Swoop..
Scour :: Scour (v. t.) To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away..
Swipe :: Swipe (v. t.) To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball..
Sweepstakes :: Sweepstakes (sing. / pl.) The whole money or other things staked at a horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several, as may be previously agreed..
Ensweep :: Ensweep (v. t.) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly.
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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