Sweep
21sweep — I UK [swiːp] / US [swɪp] verb Word forms sweep : present tense I/you/we/they sweep he/she/it sweeps present participle sweeping past tense swept UK [swept] / US past participle swept ** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to clean a floor, the ground …
22sweep — [[t]swi͟ːp[/t]] ♦♦♦ sweeps, sweeping, swept 1) VERB If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle. [V n] The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in... [V n prep/adv]… …
23sweep — I. /swip / (say sweep) verb (swept, sweeping) –verb (t) 1. to move, drive, or bring, by passing a broom, brush, or the like over the surface occupied, or as the broom or other object does: to sweep dust away. 2. to move, bring, take, etc., by or… …
24sweep up — verb 1. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one s own (Freq. 1) She embraced Catholicism They adopted the Jewish faith • Syn: ↑espouse, ↑embrace, ↑adopt • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
25sweep — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, long, wide ▪ The house overlooks the great sweep of the St Lawrence River. ▪ single ▪ comprehensive …
26sweep — I n. reconnaissance 1) to make a sweep (behind enemy lines) winning of a series of contests 2) to make a clean sweep (of a series) sweeper 3) a chimney sweep II v. 1) (d; intr., tr.) ( to move overwhelmingly ) to sweep into (the other party swept …
27sweep — sweep1 sweepable, adj. /sweep/, v., swept, sweeping, n. v.t. 1. to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like. 2. to clear or clean (a floor, room, chimney …
28sweep — en·sweep; sweep; sweep·age; sweep·dom; sweep·stakes; sweep·er; sweep·ing; sweep·ing·ly; sweep·ing·ness; …
29sweep — i. The motion of the visible dot across the face of a cathode ray tube, as a result of deflections of the electron beam. A linear time base sweep has a constant sweep speed before retrace. An expanded time base sweep is produced if the sweep… …
30sweep — I. verb (swept; sweeping) Etymology: Middle English swepen; akin to Old English swāpan to sweep, Old High German sweifen to wander Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush < swept the… …
