📖 Definitions of "Sweep"
noun
- 1
A single action of sweeping.
"Give the front steps a quick sweep to get rid of those fallen leaves."
- 2
The person who steers a dragon boat.
- 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.
verb
- 1
To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
"to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney"
- 2
To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
"The offended countess swept out of the ballroom."
- 3
To search (a place) methodically.
- 4
To travel quickly.
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