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- [sweep]
- /swip/
- /swiːp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sweep]
- /swip/
Definitions of sweep word
- verb with object sweep to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like. 1
- verb with object sweep to clear or clean (a floor, room, chimney, etc.) of dirt, litter, or the like, by means of a broom or brush. 1
- verb with object sweep to drive or carry by some steady force, as of a wind or wave: The wind swept the snow into drifts. 1
- verb with object sweep to pass or draw (something) over a surface with a continuous stroke or movement: The painter swept a brush over his canvas. 1
- verb with object sweep to make (a path, opening, etc.) by clearing a space with or as if with a broom. 1
- verb with object sweep to clear (a surface, place, etc.) of something on or in it (often followed by of): to sweep a sea of enemy ships. 1
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Origin of sweep
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English swepen (v.); compare Old English geswēpa sweepings, derivative of swāpan to sweep (> obsolete English swope); cognate with German schweifen
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sweep
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sweep popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sweep usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sweep
noun sweep
- ambulation — to walk about or move from place to place.
- arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- backflow — a reverse flow, the movement (of a liquid) in the opposite direction to its previous, natural or intended direction
- bird's eye view — You say that you have a bird's eye view of a place when you are looking down at it from a great height, so that you can see a long way but everything looks very small.
- body english — a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
verb sweep
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- blow away — If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away, you mean that you are very impressed by it.
Antonyms for sweep
verb sweep
- creep — When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly.
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