sweep
91sweep-seine — sweepˈ net or sweepˈ seine noun 1. A long net paid out in a curve and dragged ashore 2. An insect net with a handle • • • Main Entry: ↑sweep …
92sweep under the carpet — To hide from someone s notice, put out of one s mind (unpleasant problems or facts) ● carpet * * * sweep (something) under the carpet see ↑sweep, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑carpet …
93sweep along — ˌsweep a ˈlong [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sweep along he/she/it sweeps along present participle sweeping along past tense swept along …
94sweep back — ˌsweep ˈback [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sweep back he/she/it sweeps back present participle sweeping back past tense …
95sweep|stakes — «SWEEP STAYKS», noun, plural stes. 1. a system of gambling on horses, races, or other contests. People buy tickets, and from the money they pay prizes are awarded to the holder or holders of winning tickets. 2. a) a race or contest by which the… …
96Sweep-saw — n. A bow saw. [1913 Webster] …
97sweep-secondhand — sweep sec·ond hand (swēpʹsĕk ənd) n. A long hand on a clock or watch that measures seconds by moving the space of a minute for each second. Also called sweep hand. * * * …
98sweep-second — /sweep sek euhnd/, n. (on a timepiece) a second hand that is a sweep hand. [1935 40] * * * …
99sweep (someone) off (their) feet — if someone sweeps you off your feet, you fall suddenly and completely in love with them. She was hoping that some glamorous young Frenchman would come along and sweep her off her feet …
100sweep something under the carpet — sweep (something) under the carpet British, American & Australian, American & Australian to try to hide a problem or keep a problem secret instead of dealing with it. The incident has forced into the open an issue that the government would rather …
