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sweep


sweep - noun

  • a wide scope
  • someone who cleans soot from chimneys
  • winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
  • a long oar used in an open boat
  • (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
  • a movement in an arc

    • sweep - verb

    • sweep across or over
    • move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
    • sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
    • force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
    • to cover or extend over an area or time period
    • clean by sweeping
    • win an overwhelming victory in or on
    • cover the entire range of
    • make a big sweeping gesture or movement

    sweep - thesaurus

    broom   brush   chimneysweep   chimneysweeper   cross   drag   embroil   expanse   sail   slam   span   swing   tangle   traverse  

    Scrabble score for sweep

    s is 1 w is 4 e is 1 e is 1 p is 3
    Scrabble score = 10

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