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–verb (used with object)

1.	to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.

2.	to clear or clean (a floor, room, chimney, etc.) of dirt, litter, or the like, by means of a broom or brush.

3.	to drive or carry by some steady force, as of a wind or wave: The wind swept the snow into drifts.

4.	to pass or draw (something) over a surface with a continuous stroke or movement: The painter swept a brush over his canvas.

5.	to make (a path, opening, etc.) by clearing a space with or as if with a broom.

6.	to clear (a surface, place, etc.) of something on or in it (often fol. by of): to sweep a sea of enemy ships.

7.	to pass over (a surface, region, etc.) with a steady, driving movement or unimpeded course, as winds, floods, etc.: sandstorms sweeping the plains.

8.	to search (an area or building) thoroughly: Soldiers swept the town, looking for deserters.

9.	to pass the gaze, eyes, etc., over (a region, area, etc.): His eyes swept the countryside.

10.	to direct (the eyes, gaze, etc.) over a region, surface, or the like: He swept his eyes over the countryside.

11.	to examine electronically, as to search for a hidden listening device.

12.	to win a complete or overwhelming victory in (a contest): Johnson swept the presidential election of 1964.

13.	to win (every game, round, hand, etc., of a series of contests): The Yankees swept the three-game series.

14.

Music.

a.	to pass the fingers or bow over (a musical instrument, its strings or keys, etc.), as in playing.

b.	to bring forth (music) thus.

–verb (used without object)

15.	to sweep a floor, room, etc., with or as if with a broom: The new broom sweeps well.

16.	to move steadily and strongly or swiftly (usually fol. by along, down, by, into, etc.).

17.	to move or pass in a swift but stately manner: Proudly, she swept from the room.

18.	to move, pass, or extend in a continuous course, esp. a wide curve or circuit: His glance swept around the room.

19.	to conduct an underwater search by towing a drag under the surface of the water.

20.	Aeronautics. (of an airfoil or its leading or trailing edge) to project from the fuselage at an angle rearward or forward of a line perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft.

–noun

21.	the act of sweeping, esp. a moving, removing, clearing, etc., by or as if by the use of a broom: to give the house a good sweep.

22.	the steady, driving motion or swift onward course of something moving with force or without interruption: the sweep of the wind and the waves.

23.	an examination by electronic detection devices of a room or building to determine the presence of hidden listening devices.

24.	a swinging or curving movement or stroke, as of the arm, a weapon, an oar, etc.

25.	reach, range, or compass, as of something sweeping about: the sweep of a road about a marsh.

26.	a continuous extent or stretch: a broad sweep of sand.

27.	a curving, esp. widely or gently curving, line, form, part, or mass.

28.	matter removed or gathered by sweeping.

29.	Also called well sweep. a leverlike device for raising or lowering a bucket in a well.

30.	a large oar used in small vessels, sometimes to assist the rudder or to propel the craft.

31.	an overwhelming victory in a contest.

32.	a winning of all the games, rounds, hands, prizes, etc., in a contest by one contestant.

33.	Football. end run.

34.	one of the sails of a windmill.

35.	Agriculture. any of the detachable triangular blades on a cultivator.

36.	Chiefly British. a person employed to clean by sweeping, esp. a chimney sweeper.

37.

Cards.

a.	Whist. the winning of all the tricks in a hand. Compare slam² (def. 1).

b.	Casino. a pairing or combining, and hence taking, of all the cards on the board.

38.	Physics. an irreversible process tending towards thermal equilibrium.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME swepen (v.); cf. OE geswépa sweepings, deriv. of swāpan to sweep (> obs. E swope); c. G schweifen

]

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–noun Slang.

a sweepstakes.

Also, sweeps.

[Origin: by shortening

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sweep Audio Help   (swēp) Pronunciation Key
v.   swept (swěpt), sweep·ing, sweeps

v.   tr.

To clean or clear, as of dirt, with or as if with a broom or brush: sweep a chimney.
To clear away with or as if with a broom or brush: swept snow from the steps.
To clear (a path or space) with or as if with a broom.
1. To search thoroughly: The counselors swept the dormitory during the fire drill.
2. Electronics To search for and remove (eavesdropping devices) from a place: swept the room for bugs.
3. To win all games in (a series) or stages of (a contest): swept the World Series.
4. To win overwhelmingly in: The opposition party swept the election.
To touch or brush lightly, as with a trailing garment: willow branches sweeping the ground.
To pass over or through a surface or medium with a continuous movement: He swept the sponge over the tile. The conductor swept her baton through the air.
To clear, drive, or convey with relentless force: The flood waters swept away everything in their path.
To wipe out at a single stroke. Often used with away: The incident in effect swept away all her dreams.
To remove or carry off with a swift brushing motion: swept the cards off the table; swept the child into his arms.
To move across or through swiftly or with great intensity: News of the lunar landing swept the country.
To pass quickly across, as when searching: His gaze swept the horizon.
To drag the bottom of (a body of water).
1. To win all games in (a series) or stages of (a contest): swept the World Series.
2. To win overwhelmingly in: The opposition party swept the election.

v. intr.

To clean or clear a surface with or as if with a broom or brush.
Electronics To search for and remove eavesdropping devices.
To move swiftly with strong, steady force: The wind swept over the plain.
To move swiftly in a lofty manner, as if in a trailing robe: She swept by in silence.
To trail, as a long garment.
To extend gracefully, especially in a long curve: The hills sweep down to the sea.
To extend in a wide range: Searchlights swept across the sky.

A clearing out or removal with or as if with a broom or brush.
Electronics The act or an instance of searching for and removing eavesdropping devices, as in a room.
1. A wide curving motion: a sweep of the arm.
2. The range or scope encompassed by sweeping: the sweep of a lantern beam. See Synonyms at range.
3. The winning of all stages of a game or contest.
4. An overwhelming victory or success.
5. sweeps The period each fall, winter, and spring when television ratings are accrued and studied and advertising rates are reset.
6. The national survey of local stations that is conducted to determine these ratings.
A broad reach or extent: a sweep of green lawn.
A curve or contour: the sweep of her hair.
Football An end run in which one or more linemen leave the line of scrimmage and block in advance of the ball carrier.
One who sweeps, especially a chimney sweep.
Sweepings. Often used in the plural.
1. The winning of all stages of a game or contest.
2. An overwhelming victory or success.
3. sweeps The period each fall, winter, and spring when television ratings are accrued and studied and advertising rates are reset.
4. The national survey of local stations that is conducted to determine these ratings.
Nautical A long oar used to propel a boat.
A long pole attached to a pivot and used to raise or lower a bucket in a well.
sweeps (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Informal Sweepstakes.
1. sweeps The period each fall, winter, and spring when television ratings are accrued and studied and advertising rates are reset.
2. The national survey of local stations that is conducted to determine these ratings.
Electronics The steady motion of an electron beam across a cathode-ray tube.

[Middle English swepen, perhaps from swepe, past tense of swopen, to sweep along; see swoop.]

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sweep (v.)

c.1300, perhaps from a past tense form of M.E. swope "sweep," from O.E. swapan "to sweep" (transitive & intransitive); see swoop. The noun meaning "range, extent" is attested from 1679; in ref. to police or military actions, it is attested from 1837. Sense of "a winning of all the tricks in a card game" is from 1814 (see sweepstakes); extended to other sports by 1960. As a shortened form of chimney-sweeper, first attested 1812.

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sweep
noun
1.	a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"
2.	someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn: chimneysweeper]
3.	winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn: slam]
4.	a long oar used in an open boat
5.	(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line [syn: end run]
6.	a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"
verb
1.	sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" [syn: brush]
2.	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"
3.	sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
4.	force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" [syn: embroil]
5.	to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: cross]
6.	clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor"
7.	win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships"
8.	cover the entire range of
9.	make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: swing]

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sweep

In addition to the idioms beginning with sweep, also see make a clean sweep; new broom sweeps clean; (sweep) off someone's feet.

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sweep1 [swiːp] verb — past tense, past participle swept [swept]

to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom
Example: The room has been swept clean.

Arabic:	يكْنِس
Chinese (Simplified):	打扫
Chinese (Traditional):	打掃
Czech:	(za)mést
Danish:	feje
Dutch:	vegen
Estonian:	pühkima
Finnish:	lakaista
French:	balayer
German:	kehren
Greek:	σκουπίζω
Hungarian:	söpör
Icelandic:	sópa
Indonesian:	menyapu
Italian:	spazzare

Japanese:	掃除する
Korean:	(비 등으로) 쓸다, 청소하다
Latvian:	slaucīt (ar slotu)
Lithuanian:	šluoti
Norwegian:	feie, koste, sope
Polish:	zamiatać
Portuguese (Brazil):	varrer
Portuguese (Portugal):	varrer
Russian:	подметать
Slovak:	zametať
Slovenian:	pometati
Spanish:	barrer
Swedish:	sopa
Turkish:	süpürmek

sweep2 [swiːp] verb

to move as though with a brush
Example: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.

Arabic:	يَجْرُف، يَنْجَرِف
Chinese (Simplified):	扫除
Chinese (Traditional):	掃除
Czech:	smést
Danish:	feje; skylle; rive
Dutch:	vegen
Estonian:	pühkima, kaasa kiskuma
Finnish:	pyyhkäistä
French:	balayer
German:	(beiseite) fegen, mitreißen
Greek:	παρασύρω, σαρώνω
Hungarian:	elsöpör
Icelandic:	sópa
Indonesian:	menyapu
Italian:	spazzare via*

Japanese:	押し流す
Korean:	…을 쓸어 내리다
Latvian:	noslaucīt; aizslaucīt
Lithuanian:	nubraukti, nušluoti, atmesti
Norwegian:	feie, koste; rive med
Polish:	zmiatać, porywać
Portuguese (Brazil):	varrer, arrebatar
Portuguese (Portugal):	varrer
Russian:	сметать; сносить; увлекать; отметать
Slovak:	zmiesť
Slovenian:	pomesti
Spanish:	barrer, limpiar, recoger; arrastrar, llevarse; rechazar, descartar
Swedish:	borsta, sopa, svepa
Turkish:	temizlemek; sürüklemek

sweep3 [swiːp] verb

to move quickly over
Example: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.

Arabic:	يَكْتَسِح
Chinese (Simplified):	席卷
Chinese (Traditional):	席捲
Czech:	přehnat se přes
Danish:	feje hen over
Dutch:	zich uitbreiden over
Estonian:	kulutulena levima
Finnish:	pyyhkiä yli
French:	balayer
German:	fegen
Greek:	διατρέχω
Hungarian:	végigszáguld (vmin)
Icelandic:	geysa(st)
Indonesian:	menyapu
Italian:	percorrere

Japanese:	まん延する
Korean:	휩쓸다
Latvian:	traukties; spēji brāzties
Lithuanian:	plisti
Norwegian:	gå, *feie over; hjemsøke
Polish:	ogarniać, zalewać
Portuguese (Brazil):	varrer, assolar
Portuguese (Portugal):	grassar
Russian:	охватывать
Slovak:	prehnať sa cez
Slovenian:	pomesti
Spanish:	azotar, asolar, arrasar
Swedish:	svepa
Turkish:	süratle yayılmak

sweep4 [swiːp] verb

to move swiftly or in a proud manner
Example: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.

Arabic:	يَتَحَرَّك بِسُرْعَه
Chinese (Simplified):	刮起，昂然而进
Chinese (Traditional):	刮起，昂然而進
Czech:	přeletět; vpadnout
Danish:	skride; feje
Dutch:	strijken
Estonian:	tuiskama
Finnish:	pyyhältää
French:	balayer; aller majestueusement
German:	fegen
Greek:	κινούμαι ανεμπόδιστος
Hungarian:	végigsöpör; beront
Icelandic:	geysast
Indonesian:	bergerak cepat
Italian:	diffondersi, dilagare; entrare, *uscire

Japanese:	さっと通る
Korean:	휙 스쳐가다; 당당히 나아가다
Latvian:	joņot; drāzties
Lithuanian:	skrieti, (į)lėkti
Norwegian:	feie, suse, skride
Polish:	majestatycznie wejść, wpłynąć
Portuguese (Brazil):	deslizar, passar majestosamente
Portuguese (Portugal):	passar, *entrar, etc. altaneiramente
Russian:	проноситься; величаво входить
Slovak:	prehnať sa; vtrhnúť
Slovenian:	(pri)hrumeti
Spanish:	deslizarse, pasar rápidamente; pasar majestuosamente
Swedish:	svepa, segla
Turkish:	yalamak; çalımla geçmek

sweep1 [swiːp] noun

an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc
Example: She gave the room a sweep.

Arabic:	كَنْس، تَكْنيس
Chinese (Simplified):	打扫（卫生）
Chinese (Traditional):	打掃(衛生)
Czech:	zametení
Danish:	fejning
Dutch:	het vegen
Estonian:	pühkimine
Finnish:	lakaisu
French:	balayage
German:	das Kehren
Greek:	σκούπισμα
Hungarian:	söprés
Icelandic:	sópun
Indonesian:	sapuan
Italian:	spazzata

Japanese:	そうじ
Korean:	청소하기
Latvian:	slaucīšana
Lithuanian:	šlavimas
Norwegian:	feiing, kosting, soping
Polish:	zamiatanie
Portuguese (Brazil):	varrida
Portuguese (Portugal):	varridela
Romanian:	măturare, măturat
Russian:	подметание; выметание
Slovak:	zametenie
Slovenian:	pometanje
Spanish:	barrido
Swedish:	sopning, avborstning
Turkish:	süpürme

sweep2 [swiːp] noun

a sweeping movement
Example: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.

Arabic:	شَبيه بِحَرَكَة التَّكْنيس
Chinese (Simplified):	挥动
Chinese (Traditional):	揮動
Czech:	máchnutí
Danish:	fejende bevægelse
Dutch:	zwaai
Estonian:	viibe
Finnish:	heilautus
French:	mouvement circulaire
German:	schwungvolle Handbewegung
Greek:	οριζόντια ημικυκλική κίνηση του χεριού
Hungarian:	söprés
Icelandic:	sveifla, stroka
Indonesian:	sapuan
Italian:	gesto

Japanese:	さっと動かすこと
Korean:	한 번 휘두르기
Latvian:	vēziens; mājiens
Lithuanian:	mostas, mostelėjimas
Norwegian:	feiende bevegelse, sving
Polish:	zamaszysty ruch
Portuguese (Brazil):	gesto largo
Portuguese (Portugal):	gesto
Romanian:	gest larg
Russian:	взмах
Slovak:	mávnutie, (kruhový) pohyb
Slovenian:	zamah
Spanish:	gesto, *movimiento amplio
Swedish:	svepande rörelse
Turkish:	sallama, sallayış

sweep3 [swiːp] noun

a person who cleans chimneys

Arabic:	كَنّاس المَداخِن
Chinese (Simplified):	扫烟囱的人
Chinese (Traditional):	掃煙囪的人
Czech:	kominík
Danish:	skorstensfejer
Dutch:	schoorsteenveger
Estonian:	korstnapühkija
Finnish:	nuohooja
French:	ramoneur, *-euse
German:	der Schornsteinfeger
Greek:	καπνοδοχοκαθαριστής
Hungarian:	kéményseprő
Icelandic:	sótari
Indonesian:	pembersih cerobong asap
Italian:	spazzacamino

Japanese:	煙突掃除
Korean:	굴뚝 청소부
Latvian:	skursteņslauķis
Lithuanian:	kaminkrėtys
Norwegian:	(skorsteins)feier
Polish:	kominiarz
Portuguese (Brazil):	limpador de chaminé
Portuguese (Portugal):	limpa-chaminés
Romanian:	coşar
Russian:	трубочист
Slovak:	kominár
Slovenian:	dimnikar
Spanish:	deshollinador
Swedish:	sotare
Turkish:	baca temizleyicisi

sweep4 [swiːp] noun

a sweepstake

Arabic:	يانَصيب سِباق الخَيل
Chinese (Simplified):	赌金独得的跑马比赛
Chinese (Traditional):	賭金獨得的跑馬比賽
Czech:	sázka, loterie
Danish:	sweepstake
Dutch:	sweepstake
Estonian:	kihlvedu
Finnish:	vedonlyönti
French:	sweepstake
German:	das Toto
Greek:	λαχείο του ιπποδρόμου
Hungarian:	lóverseny-totó
Icelandic:	getraunir
Indonesian:	lotre
Italian:	lotteria

Japanese:	賭金独占とばく
Korean:	스테이크 경마
Latvian:	totalizators
Lithuanian:	totalizatorius
Norwegian:	lotteri
Polish:	totalizator
Portuguese (Brazil):	sweepstake
Portuguese (Portugal):	lotaria
Romanian:	loto
Russian:	тотализатор
Slovak:	p. sweepstake
Slovenian:	stava pri konjskih dirkah
Spanish:	apuesta de caballos
Swedish:	sweepstake
Turkish:	bankoyu kazandıran bahis

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sweep

To automatically move cash balances into an interest-earning money market fund. Certain brokerage firms offer to perform this activity for some or all of their accounts.