sweep
A single action of sweepingA single action of sweeping.
» I made him sweep the floor.
Ich ließ ihn den Boden fegen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я заставил его подмести пол. — Hellerick
Я примусив його підмести підлогу. — brambury
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24 sensesA single action of sweeping.
Give the front steps a quick sweep to get rid of those fallen leaves.
Schwung, einmaliges Drüberfegen
The person who steers a dragon boat.
Steuermann
A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
Sweeper, Steuermann
a long oar used in an open boat
A chimney sweep.
A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
Bradman attempted a sweep, but in fact top edged the ball to the wicket keeper
A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
Jim will win fifty dollars in the office sweep if Japan wins the World Cup.
Gewinnspiel, Tippspiel
A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
Küstenströmung, Küstendrift, Litoralströmung
The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
The MiG-17's inner wing has 45 degrees of sweep.
A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
Violent and general destruction.
the sweep of an epidemic disease
A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
Examples
283 sentencesI made him sweep the floor.
Я примусив його підмести підлогу. — brambury
ruЯ заставил его подмести пол. — Hellerick
deIch ließ ihn den Boden fegen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My father is sweeping the garage.
Батько підмітає в гаражі. — deniko
ruМой отец подметает в гараже. — Netka
deMein Vater fegt die Garage. — al_ex_an_der
All you have to do is sweep the floor.
Всі, що тобі треба зробити — це підмести підлогу. — deniko
ruВсё, что тебе нужно сделать, - это подмести пол. — Balamax
deDu musst nichts weiter tun, als den Boden zu fegen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I swept the floor.
Я підмів підлогу. — deniko
ruЯ подмёл пол. — marafon
I've swept the floor.
Я підмів підлогу. — deniko
ruЯ подмёл пол. — marafon
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 11
Origin
From Middle English swepen, from Proto-West Germanic *swaipijan (unattested in Old EnglishFrom Middle English swepen, from Proto-West Germanic *swaipijan (unattested in Old English), from Proto-Germanic *swaipijaną. Cognate with Early Modern West Frisian swiepe (“whip, cleanse, sweep”), from Old Frisian swēpa, suepa (“sweep”). More distantly related to Old Norse sveipa (whence Swedish svepa). See also swoop.
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Forms
plural: sweepsSynonyms
6 synonyms- a long oar used in an open boat:sweep oar
- a wide scope:expanse
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line:end run
- winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge:slam
- someone who cleans soot from chimneys:chimneysweeperchimneysweep
Word family
28 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- sweep the floor
- sweep the room
- to sweep the
- is sweeping the