Definition of sweep

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Sweep (n.) Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass..

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Cataclysm :: Cataclysm (n.) An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
Sweepwasher :: Sweepstakes (sing. / pl.) A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.
Raff :: Raff (n.) The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff..
Sward :: Swape (n.) See Sweep, n., 12..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room..
Swal :: Swaip (v. i.) To walk proudly; to sweep along.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion..
Sweep :: Sweeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swee.
Housework :: Housework (n.) The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The act of sweeping.
Whisking :: Whisking (a.) Sweeping along lightly.
Besom :: Besom (n.) A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps away or destroys.
Sweeper :: Sweepage (n.) The crop of hay got in a meadow.
Shakings :: Shakings (n. pl.) Deck sweepings, refuse of cordage, canvas, etc..
Broom :: Broom (n.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together; esp., the Cytisus scoparius of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves, and large yellow flowers..
Sweepage :: Sweep (n.) The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc..
Swipe :: Swipe (v. t.) To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball..
Chambermaid :: Chambermaid (n.) A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc..
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