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- Dictionarysweep/swiːp/
verb
- 1. clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter: "I've swept the floor" Similar
- 2. move swiftly and smoothly: "a large black car swept past the open windows" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of sweeping something with a brush: "I was giving the floor a quick sweep"
- 2. a long, swift curving movement: "a grandiose sweep of his hand" Similar
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SWEEP definition: 1. to clean something, especially a floor by using a brush to collect the dirt into one place from…. Learn more.
The meaning of SWEEP is to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush. How to use sweep in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sweep.
to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like. to clear or clean (a floor, room, chimney, etc.) of dirt, litter, or the like, by means of a broom or brush. to drive or carry by some steady force, as of a wind or wave: The wind swept the snow into drifts.
sweep. (swiːp ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense sweeps , present participle sweeping , past tense, past participle 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. The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in. [VERB noun]
1. to clean or clear (a space, chimney, etc) with a brush, broom, etc. 2. ( often foll by up) to remove or collect (dirt, rubbish, etc) with a brush, broom, etc. 3. to move in a smooth or continuous manner, esp quickly or forcibly: cars swept along the road. 4. to move in a proud or dignified fashion: she swept past.
A barber sweeps up hair from the the barber shop floor, and your melodramatic brother sweeps his homework off his desk with his arm when he's frustrated. You can also use sweep for things that move fast, like a car sweeping down a driveway or fire that sweeps through a forest.
move quickly/with force. [transitive] sweep somebody/something + adv./prep. to move or push somebody/something suddenly and with a lot of force. The little boat was swept out to sea. Their tent was swept away in the storm. She let herself be swept along by the crowd.
SWEEP meaning: 1. to clean the floor using a brush: 2. to be pushed or carried along, often by something strong…. Learn more.
• Any dust or dirt was simply swept through the cracks and fell on the livestock below. • I had made up my mind at the Scenic Overlook to make a clean sweep through the house. • It was 1964, the civil rights movement was sweeping across the land, all the way into the halls of Congress.
The new manager made a clean sweep of the department. to win all the prizes or parts of a game or competition; to win an election completely. China made a clean sweep of the medals in the gymnastics events. The opinion poll suggests a clean sweep for the Democrats.
