Australian English Meaning of sweeps

sweeps

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Definitions and Meaning of sweeps in English

sweeps

to clean a surface with or as if with a broom, an instance of sweeping, a wide-ranging search of an area (as by police), obliquity with respect to a reference line, to move with stately or sweeping movements, to move or extend in a wide curve or range, a long pole or timber pivoted on a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well, a curving or circular course or line, an overwhelming victory, an end run in football in which one or more linemen pull back and run interference for the ballcarrier, a clearing out or away with or as if with a broom, to destroy completely, to win an overwhelming victory in or on, to move across or along swiftly, violently, or overwhelmingly, to clear by repeated and forcible action, a television ratings period during which surveys are taken to determine advertising rates, a long movable pole on a post that is used to raise and lower a bucket (as in a well), to move swiftly, forcefully, or devastatingly, sweepback, a broad unbroken area or extent, to drive or carry along with irresistible force, to win everything, to win all the bets on the table, a decisive victory, a triangular cultivator blade that cuts off weeds under the soil surface, to win all of, range entry 1 sense 6a, scope, to gain immediate and unquestioning support, approval, or acceptance by a person, to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush, to cover the entire range of, the compass of a sweeping movement, an act or instance of sweeping, to touch in passing with a swift continuous movement, a winning of all the contests, chimney sweep, something that sweeps or works with a sweeping motion, to win all the games or contests of, a movement of great range and force, sweepstakes, a winning of all the contests or prizes in a competition, a windmill sail, to drive or carry along with great force, to remove from sight or consideration, to go with stately or sweeping movements, to clean with or as if with a broom or brush, to remove or take with a single continuous forceful action, to trace or describe the locus or extent of (something, such as a line, circle, or angle), the removal from the table in one play in casino of all the cards by pairing or combining

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sweeps

to clean a surface with or as if with a broom, an instance of sweeping, a wide-ranging search of an area (as by police), obliquity with respect to a reference l

drifts,flows,glides,bowls,breezes,Brushes,cruises,flies,Races,Rolls

flounders,limps,plod,Shuffles,struggles,stumbles,trudges,loggers,stamps,stomps

sweeping (away) => sweeping, sweep (away) => Sweep (away), sweaty => sweaty, sweatshops => sweatshops, sweats blood => sweat blood,