sweep | a movement in an arc, a sweep of his arm |
end run sweep | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line |
Cockcroft and Walton accelerator Cockcroft-Walton accelerator Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier | a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube |
potential divider voltage divider | resistors connected in series across a voltage source, used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage |
sweep sweep oar | a long oar used in an open boat |
sweep hand sweep-second | a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes |
voltage regulator | a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted |
voltage drop | a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing |
sweep expanse | a wide scope, the sweep of the plains |
slam sweep | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge |
chimneysweeper chimneysweep sweep | someone who cleans soot from chimneys |
electric potential potential potential difference potential drop voltage | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts |
voltage electromotive force emf | the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit, expressed in volts |
espouse embrace adopt sweep up | take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own, She embraced Catholicism, They adopted the Jewish faith |
sweep | win an overwhelming victory in or on, Her new show dog swept all championships |
sweep broom | sweep with a broom or as if with a broom, Sweep the crumbs off the table, Sweep under the bed |
sweep | clean by sweeping, Please sweep the floor |
swing sweep swing out | make a big sweeping gesture or movement |
wipe out sweep away | eliminate completely and without a trace, The old values have been wiped out |
sweep away sweep off | overwhelm emotionally, Her swept her away |
overwhelm overpower sweep over whelm overcome overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |
sweep sail | 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 |
brush sweep | sweep across or over, Her long skirt brushed the floor, A gasp swept cross the audience |
sweep under the rug | to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others, The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug |
breeze through ace pass with flying colors sweep through sail through nail | succeed at easily, She sailed through her exams, You will pass with flying colors, She nailed her astrophysics course |
embroil tangle sweep sweep up drag drag in | 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 |
cross traverse span sweep | to cover or extend over an area or time period, Rivers traverse the valley floor, The parking lot spans acres, The novel spans three centuries |
sweep | cover the entire range of |
high-octane high-powered high-power high-voltage high-energy | vigorously energetic or forceful, a high-octane sales manager, a high-octane marketing plan, high-powered executives, a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur |
high-voltage high-potential | operating on or powered by a high voltage, a high-voltage generator |
low-tension low-voltage | subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage |