VERB | motion | sweep, brush | sweep across or over |
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motion | sweep, sail | move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions | |
contact | sweep, broom | sweep with a broom or as if with a broom | |
stative | sweep, embroil, tangle, sweep up, drag, drag in | force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action | |
stative | sweep, cross, traverse, span | to cover or extend over an area or time period | |
contact | sweep | clean by sweeping | |
competition | sweep | win / win an overwhelming victory in or on | |
stative | sweep | cover the entire range of | |
contact | sweep, swing, swing out | make a big sweeping gesture or movement | |
NOUN | attribute | sweep, expanse | a wide scope |
person | sweep, chimneysweeper, chimneysweep | someone who cleans soot from chimneys | |
event | sweep, slam | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge | |
artifact | sweep, sweep oar | a long oar used in an open boat | |
act | sweep, end run | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line | |
act | sweep | a movement in an arc |
Sounds | swiy'p | |
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Rhymes | asleep ... weep: 22 rhymes with iyp... |
Meaning | A wide scope. | |
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Example | "the sweep of the plains" | |
Synonym | expanse | |
Broader | scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit | An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control |
Spanish | amplitud, extensión | |
Verbs | sweep | to cover or extend over an area or time period |
sweep | cover the entire range of |
Meaning | someone who cleans soot from chimneys. | |
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Synonyms | chimneysweeper, chimneysweep | |
Broader | cleaner | someone whose occupation is cleaning |
Spanish | deshollinador, limipa chimeneas, limpiachimeneas | |
Catalan | escura-xemeneies | |
Verbs | sweep | clean by sweeping |
Meaning | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge. | |
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Synonym | slam | |
Part of | bridge | Any of various card games based on whist for four players |
Narrower | grand slam | winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge |
little slam, small slam | winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge | |
Broader | victory, triumph | A successful ending of a struggle or contest / contest |
Meaning | A long oar used in an open boat. | |
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Synonym | sweep oar | |
Broader | oar | An implement used to propel or steer a boat |
Meaning | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line. | |
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Synonym | end run | |
Category | American football, American football game | A game / game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long |
Broader | run, running, running play, running game | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team |
Meaning | A movement in an arc. | |
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Example | "a sweep of his arm" | |
Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
Verbs | sweep | make a big sweeping gesture or movement |
sweep | move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions | |
sweep | sweep across or over |
Meaning | sweep across or over. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | brush | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Similar to | brush | touch lightly and briefly |
sweep, sail | Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions | |
Spanish | barrer, extenderse | |
Catalan | escombrar, estendre's | |
Nouns | sweep | a movement in an arc |
Meaning | Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonym | sail | |
Narrower | swan | sweep majestically |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
See also | sweep through | succeed at easily |
Similar to | brush, sweep | sweep across or over |
Nouns | sweep | a movement in an arc |
Meaning | sweep with a broom or as if with a broom. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Examples |
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Synonym | broom | |
Broader | wipe, pass over | rub with a circular motion |
Similar to | sweep | clean by sweeping |
Spanish | barrer, escoba | |
Catalan | escombrar | |
Nouns | sweeper | a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet |
sweeper | an employee who sweeps / sweeps (floors or streets etc.) | |
sweeping | the act of cleaning with a broom |
Meaning | Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
Synonyms | embroil, tangle, sweep up, drag, drag in | |
Broader | involve | Engage as a participant |
Spanish | implicar | |
Catalan | embolicar, implicar |
Meaning | To cover or extend over an area or time period. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | cross, traverse, span | |
Broader | cover, continue, extend | span an interval / interval of distance, space or time |
Spanish | abarcar | |
Catalan | abraçar, comprendre, encreuar-se | |
Nouns | sweep | a wide scope |
Meaning | clean by sweeping. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "Please sweep the floor" | |
Broader | clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from |
Similar to | sweep, broom | sweep with a broom or as if with a broom |
Spanish | barrer | |
Catalan | escombrar | |
Nouns | sweep | someone who cleans soot from chimneys |
sweeper | a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet | |
sweeper | an employee who sweeps / sweeps (floors or streets etc.) | |
sweeping | the act of cleaning with a broom |
Meaning | win / win an overwhelming victory in or on. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Broader | win | Be the winner in a contest or competition |
Spanish | arrasar | |
Catalan | arrasar |
Meaning | Cover the entire range of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Narrower | rake | sweep the length of |
Broader | cover, continue, extend | span an interval / interval of distance, space or time |
Nouns | sweep | a wide scope |
Meaning | make a big sweeping gesture or movement. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Synonyms | swing, swing out | |
Broader | wield, handle, manage | Handle effectively |
Spanish | balancear, columpiar, mecer | |
Catalan | balancejar-se, bressar, gronxar-se, gronxar, gronxolar, penjar | |
Nouns | sweep | a movement in an arc |
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