Definition of sweep

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

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Brownie :: Brownie (n.) An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping..
Swerd :: Swept () imp. & p. p. of Sweep.
Swoopstake :: Swoopstake (n.) See Sweepstake.
Sweeper :: Sweepage (n.) The crop of hay got in a meadow.
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..
Whisking :: Whisking (a.) Sweeping along lightly.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
Swipe :: Swipe (n.) A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club..
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.
Shadoof :: Shadoof (n.) A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation..
Swap :: Swap (v. t.) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap..
Draught :: Draught (n.) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep..
Swal :: Swaip (v. i.) To walk proudly; to sweep along.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The almond furnace.
Housework :: Housework (n.) The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like..
Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
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..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease..
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