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Adjective: sweeping sweeping- Taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
"a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river" - Ignoring distinctions
"sweeping generalizations"
- wholesale
Noun: sweeping sweeping- The act of cleaning with a broom
Verb: sweep (swept) sweep- Sweep across or over
"A gasp swept cross the audience"
- brush - Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
"The diva swept into the room"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
- sail - Sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
"Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
- broom - Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
"They were swept up by the events"
- embroil, tangle, sweep up, drag, drag in - To cover or extend over an area or time period
- cross, traverse, span - Clean by sweeping
"Please sweep the floor" - Win an overwhelming victory in or on
"Her new show dog swept all championships" - Cover the entire range of
- Make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- swing, swing out
Derived forms: sweepings See also: broad, indiscriminate, sweep through, sweeper, sweepingly, wide Type of: clean, cleaning, cleansing, cleanup, continue, cover, extend, handle, involve, make clean, manage, move, pass over, wield, win, wipe Encyclopedia: Sweep Sweeping |