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Swept
/ˈswɛpt/
To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
📖 Definitions of "Swept"
- 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.
🔄 Synonyms of "Swept"
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↔️ Antonyms of "Swept"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unswept | Not swept |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Swept"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sweptback | (of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage. |
| sweptwing | (of an aircraft) Having sweptback wings. |
| attackedverb | (transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something. |
| brushedverb | Having been cleaned, tidied, or straightened with a brush. |
| bulldozedverb | To destroy with a bulldozer. |
| camenoun | A grooved strip of metal, traditionally usually lead or brass and today sometimes stainless steel, used to hold panes of glass together in glazing. |
| combed | Arranged or groomed with a comb. |
| concealed | Hidden |
| dashed | (of a line) Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next. |
| devastateverb | To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest. |
| devastated | Extremely upset and shocked. |
| drowned | That has died by drowning. |
| engulfedverb | completely enclosed or swallowed up |
| entrainedverb | To draw (something) along as a current does. |
| eruptedverb | (intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser). |
| excavatedverb | (transitive) To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out. |
| floodedverb | Filled with water from rain or rivers. |
| gutted | (slang) Deeply disappointed or crushed, as by defeat, failure, or loss; let down. |
| hiddennoun | Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent. |
| hitverb | (heading, physical) To strike. |
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