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sweep::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | end run |
| Type of | running, running play, run, running game |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chimneysweep, chimneysweeper |
| Type of | cleaner |
sweep::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | slam |
| Type of | triumph, victory |
| Has types | little slam, small slam, grand slam |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | make clean, clean |
| Verb group | broom |
| Derivation | sweeper, sweeping |
Please sweep the floor.
| 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.
From the omaha.com
- 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.
