sweep

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Synonyms: sweet, weep, steep, seep, sleep, sheep, sweer, tweep, swee, fweep, gweep

Antonyms: sweet, weep, steep, seep, sleep, sheep, sweer, tweep, swee, fweep, gweep

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Verb

1. {{senseid|en|to clean using a broom or brush}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[clean]] (a surface) by means of a [[stroke#Verb|stroking]] motion of a [[broom]] or [[brush]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To move through a ([[horizontal]]) [[arc]] or similar long stroke.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[search]] (a place) [[methodically]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|figuratively}} To travel [[quickly]].
5. {{lb|en|cricket}} To play a sweep shot.
6. {{lb|en|curling}} To [[brush]] the [[ice]] in front of a moving [[stone]], causing it to travel farther and to [[curl]] less.
7. {{lb|en|transitive|ergative}} To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a [[broom]].
8. {{lb|en|sports|transitive}} To [[win]] (a [[series]]) without [[draw]]ing or [[lose|losing]] any of the games in that series.
9. {{lb|en|sports|transitive}} To [[defeat]] (a team) in a [[series]] without [[draw]]ing or [[lose|losing]] any of the games in that series.
10. {{lb|en|military}} To [[clear]] (a body of water or part thereof) of [[mine]]s.
11. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[remove]] something [[abruptly]] and [[thoroughly]].
12. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.

Noun

1. A single action of [[#Verb|sweep]]ing.
2. The person who [[steer]]s a [[dragon boat]]<!-- possibly other types of boats? -->.
3. A person who stands at the stern of a [[surf boat]], steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
4. A [[chimney sweep]].
5. A [[methodical]] [[search]], typically for [[bug]]s {{q|electronic listening devices}}.
6. {{lb|en|cricket}} A [[batsman]]'s [[shot]], played from a [[kneeling]] position with a swinging [[horizontal]] bat.
7. A [[lottery]], usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their [[random]]ly chosen team wins.
8. A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a [[point]] or [[headland]].
9. {{lb|en|aviation}} The degree to which an [[aircraft]]'s [[wing]]s are [[angle]]d [[backwards]] (or, occasionally, [[forwards]]) from their [[attachment]]s to the [[fuselage]].
10. {{lb|en|martial arts}} A [[throw]] or [[takedown]] that primarily uses the [[leg]]s to [[attack]] an [[opponent]]'s [[leg]]s.
11. [[violent|Violent]] and general [[destruction]].
12. {{lb|en|metalworking}} A [[movable]] [[template]] for making [[mould]]s, in loam moulding.

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