Definition of sweep

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Sweep (n.) A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them..

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Swap :: Swap (v. t.) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap..
Orderly :: Orderly (n.) A street sweeper.
Swerd :: Swept () imp. & p. p. of Sweep.
Scovel :: Scovel (n.) A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.
Whisking :: Whisking (a.) Sweeping along lightly.
Pampero :: Pampero (n.) A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage..
Peasweep :: Peasweep (n.) The greenfinch.
Sweep-saw :: Sweepings (n. pl.) Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street..
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.
Whisk :: Whisk (n.) To move with a quick, sweeping motion..
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..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep..
Draught :: Draught (n.) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.
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..
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..
Swinge :: Swinge (n.) The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.
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..
Scope :: Scope (n.) Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable..
Sweeper :: Sweepage (n.) The crop of hay got in a meadow.
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..
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