4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sweep  \Sweep\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  of  sweeping. 
 
  2.  The  compass  or  range  of  a  stroke;  as  a  long  sweep. 
 
  3.  The  compass  of  any  turning  body  or  of  any  motion;  as  the 
  sweep  of  a  door;  the  sweep  of  the  eye. 
 
  4.  The  compass  of  anything  flowing  or  brushing;  as  the  flood 
  carried  away  everything  within  its  sweep. 
 
  5.  Violent  and  general  destruction;  as  the  sweep  of  an 
  epidemic  disease. 
 
  6.  Direction  and  extent  of  any  motion  not  rectlinear;  as  the 
  sweep  of  a  compass. 
 
  7.  Direction  or  departure  of  a  curve,  a  road,  an  arch,  or  the 
  like  away  from  a  rectlinear  line 
 
  The  road  which  makes  a  small  sweep.  --Sir  W. 
  Scott. 
 
  8.  One  who  sweeps;  a  sweeper;  specifically,  a  chimney 
  sweeper. 
 
  9.  (Founding)  A  movable  templet  for  making  molds,  in  loam 
  molding. 
 
  10.  (Naut.) 
  a  The  mold  of  a  ship  when  she  begins  to  curve  in  at  the 
  rungheads;  any  part  of  a  ship  shaped  in  a  segment  of 
  a  circle. 
  b  A  large  oar  used  in  small  vessels,  partly  to  propel 
  them  and  partly  to  steer  them 
 
  11.  (Refining)  The  almond  furnace.  [Obs.] 
 
  12.  A  long  pole,  or  piece  of  timber,  moved  on  a  horizontal 
  fulcrum  fixed  to  a  tall  post  and  used  to  raise  and  lower 
  a  bucket  in  a  well  for  drawing  water.  [Variously  written 
  {swape},  {sweep},  {swepe},  and  {swipe}.] 
 
  13.  (Card  Playing)  In  the  game  of  casino,  a  pairing  or 
  combining  of  all  the  cards  on  the  board,  and  so  removing 
  them  all  in  whist,  the  winning  of  all  the  tricks 
  (thirteen)  in  a  hand;  a  slam. 
 
  14.  pl  The  sweeping  of  workshops  where  precious  metals  are 
  worked  containing  filings,  etc 
 
  {Sweep  net},  a  net  for  drawing  over  a  large  compass. 
 
  {Sweep  of  the  tiller}  (Naut.),  a  circular  frame  on  which  the 
  tiller  traverses. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Swipe  \Swipe\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Swiped};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Swiping}.] 
  1.  To  give  a  swipe  to  to  strike  forcibly  with  a  sweeping 
  motion,  as  a  ball. 
 
  Loose  balls  may  be  swiped  almost  ad  libitum  --R.  A. 
  Proctor. 
 
  2.  To  pluck;  to  snatch;  to  steal.  [Slang,  U.S.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Swipe  \Swipe\,  n.  [Cf.  {Sweep},  {Swiple}.] 
  1.  A  swape  or  sweep.  See  {Sweep}. 
 
  2.  A  strong  blow  given  with  a  sweeping  motion,  as  with  a  bat 
  or  club. 
 
  Swipes  [in  cricket]  over  the  blower's  head,  and  over 
  either  of  the  long  fields.  --R.  A. 
  Proctor. 
 
  3.  pl  Poor,  weak  beer;  small  beer.  [Slang,  Eng.]  [Written 
  also  {swypes}.]  --Craig. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  swipe 
  n  :  a  sweeping  stroke  or  blow 
  v  1:  strike  with  a  swiping  motion 
  2:  make  off  with  belongings  of  others  [syn:  {pilfer},  {cabbage}, 
  {purloin},  {pinch},  {abstract},  {snarf},  {hook},  {sneak}, 
  {filch},  {nobble},  {lift}] 

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