Sweep (Noun)
Meaning 1
A wide scope; "the sweep of the plains".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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- The grand canyon's majestic landscape took in the sweep of the vast, arid desert.
- From the hilltop, you could see the sweep of the countryside stretching out as far as the eye could see.
- The painter's bold brushstrokes captured the sweep of the dramatic seascape unfolding before her.
- As the sun set over the rolling hills, the golden light took in the sweep of the verdant valleys below.
- The majestic architecture of the grand ballroom took in the sweep of the elegant chandeliers and polished marble floors.
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Meaning 2
Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The team managed to sweep the game, winning all thirteen tricks in the final round of bridge.
- Her partner's clever bidding led to a sweep, securing the championship title for their team.
- The opponents were left stunned after the team achieved a near sweep, taking twelve out of thirteen tricks.
- A sweep in the last round sealed the victory for the team, much to the delight of their supporters.
- The team's impressive strategy resulted in a sweep, winning every trick and earning a perfect score.
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Meaning 3
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The quarterback called a sweep to the left, hoping to catch the defense off guard.
- The running back took the handoff and ran a sweep around the right end for a big gain.
- The offense's favorite play was a sweep to the strong side, using the tight end as a blocker.
- The defensive end was too fast and was able to stop the sweep for a loss.
- The coach called a timeout to adjust the blocking scheme on the sweep play.
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Meaning 5
Someone who cleans soot from chimneys.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 6
A movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- A dancer followed through on a complete twirl finishing it in fluid dramatic effect during an acrobatic dramatic circular one-second total lower long right ballet posture or perfectly lit spinning flow whirl choreographer pattern executed delicate head music down glorious then poised posture swept-up beauty breathtaking but brief wide swing sweep of his arm.
- A conductor created a moving illusion by the majestic sweep of his baton through a majestic free flow movement wide smooth arcing strong expressive dance symphony flow choreographed beat sweep across bow strings to sound full music as great sound swelled so high free.
- During a movie awards she curtsied to the sound of thunderous final loud royal sweet thunder rose prolonged standing acclaim star-studded applause with an elegant sweeping flow movement followed right down then then back upwards majestic up ended well head sweep of her arm.
- A majestic royal ceremonial imperial conductor's arm brought the evening grand finale to earth one home base a wondrous final home moment a true dramatic majestic final grand touch by it taking on many one gracious simple head slow royal imperial sweeping choreographed movement left home side bowed to the majestic sweep of his traditional conducting arm.
- His artistic skill showed itself most in the loose free expressive flowing freedom allowed movement grand sweep of his long almost elbow brush stroke through a then vivid light splash at almost first daylight breaking free dance sky dawn so realistic beautiful open music movement dance romantic movement by a grand sweep of his large heavy brush arm.