verb trans
to clean by brushing
to clean (something) by brushing
He swept the kitchen floor
to remove (something) by brushing
She was sweeping up the leaves
to remove or take (something) with a single forceful action
He swept the books off the desk
to move drive or carry along (somebody or something) with irresistible force
They were swept into office by the wave of protest
to move through or along (a place) with overwhelming speed or violence
A new craze is sweeping the country
(+ away) to destroy (something) completely; to wipe out
to cover the entire range of (something)
His eyes swept the horizon
to move lightly over (something) with a rapid continuous movement
His fingers swept the keyboard
to trace or describe the path or extent of (e.g. a line or circle)
NAmer to win an overwhelming victory in (something)
They swept the polls
in cricket, to play a sweep at (a ball)
to clean a surface by brushing
to move swiftly, forcefully, or devastatingly
Fire swept through the business quarter
to go with stately or sweeping movements
She swept out of the room
to move or extend in a wide curve
The hills sweep down to the sea
in cricket, to play a sweep
to cause somebody to fall in love with one
to conceal something in the hope that it will be ignored
to win everything in a contest