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Type Words
Synonyms sail
Type of move
Has types swan
Verb group brush
Type Words
Synonyms broom
Type of wipe, pass over
Derivation sweeping, sweeper
Type Words
Synonyms cross, span, traverse
Type of extend, cover, continue
Type Words
Synonyms end run
Type of running, running play, run, running game
Type Words
Synonyms chimneysweep, chimneysweeper
Type of cleaner
Type Words
Synonyms drag, drag in, embroil, sweep up, tangle
Type of involve
Type Words
Synonyms sweep oar
Type of oar
Type Words
Synonyms swing, swing out
Type of handle, wield, manage
Type Words
Synonyms slam
Type of triumph, victory
Has types little slam, small slam, grand slam
Type Words
Synonyms brush
Type of move
Verb group sail, brush
Type Words
Synonyms expanse
Type of ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope


the sweep of the plains.
Type Words
Type of move, motility, motion, movement


a sweep of his arm.
Type Words
Type of make clean, clean
Verb group broom
Derivation sweeper, sweeping


Please sweep the floor.
Type Words
Type of cover, extend, continue
Has types rake
Type Words
Type of win

Examples of sweep

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The Huskies are going for their third regular-season season sweep of the Bruins.
From the thenewstribune.com
The National Guard was making a sweep of the interstates for stranded motorists.
From the cnn.com
That was Lincoln, which finished off a three-game sweep of Sioux City on Sunday.
From the kansas.com
Matanzas completed the doubleheader sweep with a 9-1 victory in the second game.
From the news-journalonline.com
The Yankees advanced on Saturday with a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins.
From the thenewstribune.com
Political movements and cultural trends start here and sweep across the country.
From the cnn.com
You panic and struggle to breathe and the current can sweep you away in moments.
From the yorkpress.co.uk
Sweep or blow grass clippings off the driveway or street and back into the lawn.
From the kansas.com
Set three was a back-and-forth battle before the Huskers polished off the sweep.
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More examples
  • A wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"
  • Brush: sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
  • Chimneysweeper: someone who cleans soot from chimneys
  • Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
  • Sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
  • Slam: winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
  • A sweep, also called sweep cultivator or sweep plow, is a farm implement designed to remove unwanted weeds and other grass from the center of row crops. Often used in small gardening/farming practices, a sweep can be anywhere from 1 to 5, and sometimes more, rows wide.
  • A sweep is a running play in American football where the running back takes a pitch or handoff from the quarterback and starts running parallel to the line of scrimmage, allowing for the offensive linemen and fullback to get in front of him to block defenders before he turns upfield.
  • Blue Foundation is a Danish trip-hop band founded in 2000 by musician Tobias Wilner.