sweep
To clean the floor by moving dirt away with a broom.
To remove dirt, dust, or debris from a surface using a broom or similar tool.
To move fast and smoothly across something.
To move swiftly and gracefully over or across a surface or area.
To win all games in a series.
To win every game, match, or contest in a series against an opponent.
The action of cleaning with a broom.
An act of cleaning dirt or debris from a surface using a broom or similar tool.
The wide space that something can move over or see.
The extent or range that something moves across or covers, especially in vision or motion.
- Base: sweep
- Plural: sweeps
- Base: sweep
- 3rd Person Singular: sweeps
- Present Participle: sweeping
- Past: swept
- Past Participle: swept
- Irregular past: swept Verb
- Irregular past participle: swept Verb
make a clean sweep
1Remove or win everything completely at once
To take away everything or win everything in one try.
- They made a clean sweep in the elections.
- Let's make a clean sweep of old files this weekend.
sweep away
1Remove completely by force/motion
To remove or carry something away completely, often by wind, water, or another force.
- The flood swept away several houses.
- Strong winds swept away their tents.
sweep through
1Move quickly through an area
To move fast and strongly through a place, like wind or fire does.
- A wave of excitement swept through the crowd.
- The fire swept through the forest overnight.
sweep under the rug/carpet
1Hide problem instead of fixing it
To try to keep something bad secret instead of solving it.
- You can't just sweep these mistakes under the rug.
- They swept their disagreements under the carpet to avoid conflict.
sweep up
1Clean by collecting dirt with broom
To clean by using a broom to gather dirt or mess into one place.
- Please sweep up after the party.
- He swept up all the leaves on the driveway.