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sweeps

sweeps
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sweeps]
    • /swips/
    • /swiːp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sweeps]
    • /swips/

Definitions of sweeps word

  • noun sweeps a sweepstakes. 1
  • verb with object sweeps to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like. 1
  • verb with object sweeps 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 sweeps 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 sweeps 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 sweeps to make (a path, opening, etc.) by clearing a space with or as if with a broom. 1

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Origin of sweeps

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 Sweeps

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sweeps popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% 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".

sweeps usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sweeps

noun sweeps

  • arches — Obsolete. a person who is preeminent; a chief.
  • arcs — Associate of the Royal College of Science
  • arrests — Plural form of arrest.
  • backflows — Plural form of backflow.
  • cambers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camber.

verb sweeps

  • cleans — Plural form of clean.
  • combs — Plural form of comb.
  • exudates — Plural form of exudate.
  • flashes — Plural form of flash.
  • fleets — Plural form of fleet.

Antonyms for sweeps

verb sweeps

  • creeps — an act or instance of creeping: It seems as if time has slowed to a creep.

Top questions with sweeps

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