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(noun) a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm" |
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Related Words: motion, move, movement |
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(verb) win an overwhelming victory in or on: "Her new show dog swept all championships" |
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Related Words: win |
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(verb) sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" |
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Synonyms: broom |
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Related Words: pass over, wipe |
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(verb) clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor" |
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Related Words: clean, make clean |
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(verb) move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky" |
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Synonyms: sail |
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Related Words: move, swan |
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(noun) a long oar used in an open boat |
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Synonyms: sweep oar |
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Related Words: oar |
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(noun) a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" |
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Synonyms: expanse |
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Related Words: ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope |
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(noun) (football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line |
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Synonyms: end run |
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Related Words: run, running, running game, running play |
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(verb) make a big sweeping gesture or movement |
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Synonyms: swing, swing out |
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Related Words: handle, wield |
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(verb) sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" |
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Synonyms: brush |
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Related Words: move |
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(noun) winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge |
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Synonyms: slam |
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Related Words: grand slam, little slam, small slam, triumph, victory |
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(verb) force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" |
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Synonyms: drag, drag in, embroil, sweep up, tangle |
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Related Words: involve |
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(noun) someone who cleans soot from chimneys |
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Synonyms: chimneysweep, chimneysweeper |
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Related Words: cleaner |
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(verb) to cover a wide area; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres" |
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Synonyms: cross, span, traverse |
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Related Words: cover, extend |
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