Definition of sweep

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Sweep (n.) Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease..

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Scoop :: Scoop (n.) A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.
Swerd :: Swept () imp. & p. p. of Sweep.
Whirlwind :: Whirlwind (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
Sweepy :: Sweepwasher (n.) One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used..
Sweep :: 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..
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..
Swoop :: Swoop (v. i.) To pass with pomp; to sweep.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep..
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.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The almond furnace.
Riffraff :: Riffraff (n.) Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society.
Cataclysm :: Cataclysm (n.) An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge.
Scope :: Scope (n.) Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable..
Scum :: Scum (v. t.) To sweep or range over the surface of.
Housework :: Housework (n.) The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like..
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..
Swinge :: Swinge (n.) The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.
Sweepage :: Sweep (n.) The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc..
Sweep-saw :: Sweepings (n. pl.) Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street..
Draught :: Draught (n.) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
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