How To Spell sweep?
How to Pronounce sweep?
Correct pronunciation for the word "sweep" is [swˈiːp], [swˈiːp], [s_w_ˈiː_p].
Definition of sweep
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The act of sweeping; the compass of a stroke; the compass of anything turning, flowing or brushing; violent and general destruction; direction of any motion not rectilinear; a pole or piece of timber moved on a fulcrum; a large oar, used in small vessels to impel them in a calm, &c.; a chimney-sweeper.
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To pass with swiftness and violence, as something broad or brushing the surface of anything; to pass over with celerity and force; to pass with pomp; to move with a long reach.
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To brush or rub over with a brush, broom or besom; to clean by brushing; to carry with a long swinging or dragging motion; to carry off with celerity and violence; to strike with a long stroke; to draw or drag over.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the present tense of Sweep?
What is the past tense of Sweep?
What is the adverb for sweep?
The adverb form of "sweep" is "sweepingly".
What is the adjective for sweep?
The adjective form of the word "sweep" is "sweeping".
Usage over time for sweep:
This graph shows how "sweep" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of sweep?
The plural of the "sweep" can be the "sweeps".
What is the singular form of sweep?
The singular of the "sweep" can be the "sweep".
Synonyms for Sweep:
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v.
• clean • brush off, away • whisk • flood • raid • curve • fly, glide • rake • comb • range • touch • flash • examine • work quickly through task -
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- assortment ,
- assemblage ,
- arsenal ,
- assembly ,
- bank ,
- bale ,
- batch ,
- agglomeration ,
- bevy ,
- battery .
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- about-face .
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- go through .
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- fan out .
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- double .
- ebb .
- drag .
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