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To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
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to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney
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To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
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The offended countess swept out of the ballroom.
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To search (a place) methodically.
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To travel quickly.
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To play a sweep shot.
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To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
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To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
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To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
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To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
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To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
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She swept the peelings off the table onto the floor.
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To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
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Their long descending train, / With rubies edg'd and sapphires, swept the plain.
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To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
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To strike with a long stroke.
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To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
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To draw or drag something over.
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to sweep the bottom of a river with a net
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To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
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to sweep the heavens with a telescope
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(including) to vacuum a carpet or rug