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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Sweeper :: Sweepage (n.) The crop of hay got in a meadow.
Draught :: Draught (n.) That which is taken by sweeping with a net.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water..
Sweepage :: Sweep (n.) The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc..
Scoop :: Scoop (n.) A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.
Swipe :: Swipe (n.) A swape or sweep. See Sweep.
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 (n.) Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease..
Sweet :: Sweepy (a.) Moving with a sweeping motion.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them..
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..
Scum :: Scum (v. t.) To sweep or range over the surface of.
Raff :: Raff (v. t.) To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep..
Draught :: Draught (n.) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
Sweepstakes :: Sweepstake (n.) A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
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..
Chambermaid :: Chambermaid (n.) A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc..
Broom :: Broom (n.) An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom..
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