to sweep is a form of:
Sweep
noun
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- (The act of sweeping, a movement, range or scope, extent, a chimney sweep, complete victory or success, a long oar) sweep of the armies across Europe ដំណើរកាត់មួយជ្រលួស
Example: Makara likes to sweep the path, The rushing water swept away everything in its path, a daily sweep, Fire swept the forest, to sweep up dead leaves, to sweep off the snow, The waves swept me off the raft, The wind and the flood swept away the crops, The army swept our Italy, Anong swept out of the room, Sweep by, down, across.a sweep of one's hand ការវាសដៃ, sweep of the waves on the sand ការបោក, a long sweep of sand ផ្ទៃរាប, sweep of a gun ចម្ងាយរេទៅមកបាន - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ការលាតសន្ធឹង, ប្រតិបត្តិការ (តាមរុករក ឬវាយប្រហារ), ការបោសសំអាត
verb — past tense: Swept/Sweeped ; past participle: Swept/Sweeped ; present participle: Sweeping ; 3rd person singular present Sweeps
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- (INTRANSITIVE) (1. To clean or clear a surface with or as if with a broom or brush. 2. Electronics. To search for and remove eavesdropping devices. 3. To move swiftly with strong, steady force: The wind swept over the plain. 4. To move swiftly in a lofty manner) បត់, ផាត់មកលើ, planes sweep down ហោះឆាប
- 2.
- បោសសំអាត
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) ~ something (from, off, into, etc something), ~ something (away, up, etc) (Swept, sweeping, to clear away with or as it with a broom or brush, to clean or clear (a surface or area) by doing this, to move or remove by pushing, to pass quickly over or along, to win all possible games, prizes, etc., to touch lightly in moving across, to rake with gunfire, to win overwhelmingly, to clean a surface room, etc., as with a broom, to move or progress steadily, to trail, to extend in a long curve) sweep the floor បោស, Her gown swept the floor សំពត់គាត់អូសដី, (wind) sweeps (snow) ផាត់, បក sweep the sea with a gun រេតម្រង់ទៅ, eyes sweep the horizon រំពៃមើល
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
- 2.
- The act of sweeping.
- 3.
- The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.
- 4.
- The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.
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- The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep.
- 6.
- Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease.
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- Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass.
- 8.
- Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line.
- 9.
- One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper.
- 10.
- A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding.
- 11.
- The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads; any part of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle.
- 12.
- A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
- 13.
- The almond furnace.
- 14.
- A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
- 15.
- In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam.
verb — past tense: Swept/Sweeped ; past participle: Swept/Sweeped ; present participle: Sweeping ; 3rd person singular present Sweeps
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
- 4.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To strike with a long stroke.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope.
- 7.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) 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.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively.