| Sweep (sweep) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Sweep |
[imp. *** p.
p. Swept (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Sweeping.] [OE. swepen] akin to AS. sw pan.
See Swoop, v. i.] |
To
pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust,
etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning;
as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also
figuratively.
To drive or carry along or off with a broom
or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by,
brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind
sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a
dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off
multitudes.
To brush against or over; to rub lightly
along.
To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging
motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
To strike with a long stroke.
To draw or drag something
over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net.
To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or
with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens
with a telescope.
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| Sweep (sweep) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Sweep |
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To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter,
etc., with a broom, brush, or the like.
To brush swiftly over the surface of
anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface
of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps
across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-
room.
To pass over anything comprehensively; to
range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through
space.
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The
act of sweeping.
The compass or range of a stroke; as, a
long sweep.
The compass of any turning body or of any
motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the
eye.
The compass of anything flowing or
brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its
sweep.
Violent and general destruction; as, the
sweep of an epidemic disease.
Direction and extent of any motion not
rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass.
Direction or departure of a curve, a road,
an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line.
One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a
chimney sweeper.
A movable templet for
making molds, in loam molding.
The
mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads; any part
of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle.
The almond
furnace.
A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on
a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower
a bucket in a well for drawing water.
In the game of
casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so
removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen)
in a hand; a slam.
The sweeping of workshops where
precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
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