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sweep |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sweep 2 of 9 senses of sweep Sense 2 sweep, sail => swan Sense 8 sweep => rake Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sweep 2 of 9 senses of sweep Sense 2 sweep, sail => swan Sense 8 sweep => rake => enfilade Entailment of verb sweep Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sweep 9 senses of sweep Sense 1 brush, sweep => move Sense 2 sweep, sail => move Also See-> sweep through#1 Sense 3 sweep, broom => wipe, pass over Sense 4 embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up drag, drag in => involve Sense 5 cross, traverse, span, sweep => cover, extend Sense 6 sweep => clean, make clean Sense 7 sweep => win Sense 8 sweep => cover, extend Sense 9 swing, sweep, swing out => wield, handle Familiarity of verb sweep sweep used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sweep Sense 1 brush, sweep => move Sense 2 sweep, sail => move -------------- Sense 3 sweep, broom => wipe, pass over Sense 6 sweep => clean, make clean -------------- Sense 4 embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up drag, drag in => involve -------------- Sense 5 cross, traverse, span, sweep => cover, extend -------------- Sense 7 sweep => win -------------- Sense 8 sweep => cover, extend -------------- Sense 9 swing, sweep, swing out => wield, handle -------------- Grep of noun sweep chimneysweep sweep sweep-second sweep hand sweep oar sweeper sweeping sweepstake sweepstakes Overview of noun sweep The noun sweep has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) 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 -- ((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") Overview of verb sweep The verb sweep has 9 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (13) brush, sweep -- (sweep across or over "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience") 2. (12) 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. (5) sweep, broom -- (sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed") 4. (3) 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. (2) cross, traverse, span, sweep -- (to cover a wide area; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres") 6. (1) sweep -- (clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor") 7. (1) 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) Grep of adj sweep sweeping Overview of noun sweep The noun sweep has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) 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 -- ((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") Overview of verb sweep The verb sweep has 9 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (13) brush, sweep -- (sweep across or over "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience") 2. (12) 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. (5) sweep, broom -- (sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed") 4. (3) 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. (2) cross, traverse, span, sweep -- (to cover a wide area; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres") 6. (1) sweep -- (clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor") 7. (1) 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)
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