Sweep
WordNet
noun
(1) A movement in an arc
"A sweep of his arm"
(2) (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
(3) A long oar used in an open boat
(4) A wide scope
"The sweep of the plains"
(5) Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
(6) Someone who cleans soot from chimneys
verb
(7) Win an overwhelming victory in or on
"Her new show dog swept all championships"
(8) Sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
"Sweep the crumbs off the table"
"Sweep under the bed"
(9) Clean by sweeping
"Please sweep the floor"
(10) Make a big sweeping gesture or movement
(11) Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
"The diva swept into the room"
"Shreds of paper sailed through the air"
"The searchlights swept across the sky"
(12) Sweep across or over
"Her long skirt brushed the floor"
"A gasp swept cross the audience"
(13) Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
"They were swept up by the events"
"Don't drag me into this business"
(14) To cover or extend over an area or time period
"Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"
"The novel spans three centuries"
WiktionaryText
Verb
- To clean (a floor, etc) using a broom or brush.
- To move through an (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
- To search (a place) methodically.
- To play a sweep shot.
- To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
- To move something in a particular motion, as a broom
Noun
- The person who steers a dragon boat.
- A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
- A chimney sweep.
- A search (typically for bugs [electronic listening devices]).
- A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
- A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
- Jim will win fifty dollars in the office sweep if Japan wins the World Cup.
- A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.