Definition of sweep

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Sweep (n.) The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep..

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Whisking :: Whisking (a.) Sweeping along lightly.
Sweepstakes :: Sweepstakes (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The almond furnace.
Sweepstake :: Sweepstake (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes.
Greenfinch :: Greenfinch (n.) A European finch (Ligurinus chloris); -- called also green bird, green linnet, green grosbeak, green olf, greeny, and peasweep..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The act of sweeping.
Scavenger :: Scavenger (v.) A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health..
Pampero :: Pampero (n.) A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage..
Raff :: Raff (v. t.) To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep..
Sway :: Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line..
Compass :: Compass (n.) Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them..
Ensweep :: Ensweep (v. t.) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly.
Orderly :: Orderly (n.) A street sweeper.
Swoopstake :: Swoopstake (n.) See Sweepstake.
Sweepstake :: Sweep-saw (n.) A bow-saw.
Swinge :: Swinge (n.) The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.
Swerd :: Swept () imp. & p. p. of Sweep.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass..
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