Sweep

n. act of cleaning with a broom; continuous curving motion or shape; continuous extent; reach; chimney sweep, person who cleans soot and debris from inside a chimney; search made to remove hidden electronic listening devices

v. clean or clear away with a broom; remove forcefully; brush lightly; quickly pass over or through; scan, search; achieve an overwhelming victory; move lightly and gracefully; move rapidly

Sweep may refer to any of the following:Cleaning Chimney sweepStreet sweeperTo clean using a broom or brush
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Noun
1. a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"
(synonym) expanse
(hypernym) scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
2. someone who cleans soot from chimneys
(synonym) chimneysweeper, chimneysweep
(hypernym) cleaner
3. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
(synonym) slam
(hypernym) victory, triumph
(hyponym) grand slam
(part-holonym) bridge
4. a long oar used in an open boat
(synonym) sweep oar
(hypernym) oar
5. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
(synonym) end run
(hypernym) run, running, running play, running game
(classification) American football, American football game
6. a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(derivation) swing, swing out
Verb
1. sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
(synonym) brush
(hypernym) move
(verb-group) sail
2. 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"
(synonym) sail
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) swan
(see-also) breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail
(verb-group) brush
3. sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
(synonym) broom
(hypernym) wipe, pass over
(derivation) sweeper
4. 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"
(synonym) embroil, tangle, sweep up, drag, drag in
(hypernym) involve
5. 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"
(synonym) cross, traverse, span
(hypernym) cover, extend
(derivation) expanse
6. clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor"
(hypernym) clean, make clean
(verb-group) broom
(derivation) chimneysweeper, chimneysweep
7. win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships"
(hypernym) win
8. cover the entire range of
(hypernym) cover, extend
(hyponym) rake
(derivation) expanse
9. make a big sweeping gesture or movement
(synonym) swing, swing out
(hypernym) wield, handle

(n.)
A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding.
  

(n.)
Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass.
  

(n.)
Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper.
  

(n.)
The act of sweeping.
  

(n.)
The almond furnace.
  

(n.)
The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.
  

(n.)
The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep.
  

(n.)
The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
  

(n.)
Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease.
  

(v. i.)
To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
  

(v. i.)
To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room.
  

(v. i.)
To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
  

(v. i.)
To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like.
  

(v. i.)
To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net.
  

(v. i.)
To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes.
  

(v. i.)
To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively.
  

(v. i.)
To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space.
  

(v. i.)
To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope.
  

(v. i.)
To strike with a long stroke.
  

Mission offensive de chasseurs qui consiste à rechercher et détruire des aéronefs ennemis ou des objectifs de circonstance dans une zone déterminée. 1/3/73

An offensive mission by fighter aircraft to seek out and destroy enemy aircraft or targets of opportunity in an allotted area of operations. 1/3/73