1. (

• sweep ,
• expanse ,

) a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" ;

2. (

• chimneysweeper ,
• chimneysweep ,
• sweep

) someone who cleans soot from chimneys ;

3. (

• slam ,
• sweep

) winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge ;

4. (

• sweep ,
• sweep_oar

) a long oar used in an open boat ;

5. (

• end_run ,
• sweep

) (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line ;

6. (

• sweep ,

) a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm" ;

1. (

• brush ,
• sweep ,

) sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" ;

2. (

• sweep ,
• sail ,

) 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" ;

3. (

• sweep ,
• broom

) sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" ;

4. (

• embroil ,
• tangle ,
• sweep ,
• sweep_up ,
• drag ,
• drag_in

) 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" ;

5. (

• cross ,
• traverse ,
• span ,
• sweep ,

) to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor"; "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" ;

6. (

• sweep ,

) clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor" ;

7. (

• sweep

) win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships" ;

8. (

• sweep ,

) cover the entire range of ;

9. (

• swing ,
• sweep ,
• swing_out

) make a big sweeping gesture or movement ;