| VERB | motion | sweep, brush | sweep across or over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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