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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |