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Adjective sweeping has 3 senses
- sweeping - taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river"
Antonym: narrow (indirect, via wide)
- sweeping, wholesale - ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"
Antonyms: discriminate, discriminating (indirect, via indiscriminate)
- extensive, far-reaching, sweeping - having broad range or effect; "had extensive press coverage"; "far-reaching changes in the social structure"; "sweeping reforms"
Antonyms: noncomprehensive, incomprehensive (indirect, via comprehensive)
Noun sweeping has 1 sense
- sweeping - the act of cleaning with a broom
--1 is a kind of cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
Verb sweep has 9 senses
- brush, sweep - sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
--1 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- 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"
--2 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- sweep, broom - sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
--3 is one way to wipe, pass over
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- 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"
--4 is one way to involve
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- 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"
--5 is one way to cover, extend
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- sweep - clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor"
--6 is one way to clean, make clean
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
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- sweep - win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships"
--7 is one way to win
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
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- sweep - cover the entire range of
--8 is one way to cover, extend
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- swing, sweep, swing out - make a big sweeping gesture or movement
--9 is one way to wield, handle
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
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