Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sweep
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v. & n. --v. (past and past part. swept) 1 tr. clean or clear (a room or area etc.) with or as with a broom. 2 intr. (often foll. by up) clean a room etc. in this way. 3 tr. (often foll. by up) collect or remove (dirt or litter etc.) by sweeping. 4 tr. (foll. by aside, away, etc.) a push with or as with a broom. b dismiss or reject abruptly (their objections were swept aside). 5 tr. (foll. by along, down, etc.) carry or drive along with force. 6 tr. (foll. by off, away, etc.) remove or clear forcefully. 7 tr. traverse swiftly or lightly (the wind swept the hillside). 8 tr. impart a sweeping motion to (swept his hand across). 9 tr. swiftly cover or affect (a new fashion swept the country). 10 intr. a glide swiftly; speed along with unchecked motion. b go majestically. 11 intr. (of geographical features etc.) have continuous extent. 12 tr. drag (a river-bottom etc.) to search for something. 13 tr. (of artillery etc.) include in the line of fire; cover the whole of. 14 tr. propel (a barge etc.) with sweeps. --n. 1 the act or motion or an instance of sweeping. 2 a curve in the road, a sweeping line of a hill, etc. 3 range or scope (beyond the sweep of the human mind). 4 = chimney-sweep. 5 a sortie by aircraft. 6 colloq. = SWEEPSTAKE. 7 a long oar worked from a barge etc. 8 the sail of a windmill. 9 a long pole mounted as a lever for raising buckets from a well. 10 Electronics the movement of a beam across the screen of a cathode-ray tube. Phrases and idioms make a clean sweep of 1 completely abolish or expel. 2 win all the prizes etc. in (a competition etc.). sweep away 1 abolish swiftly. 2 (usu. in passive) powerfully affect, esp. emotionally. sweep the board 1 win all the money in a gambling-game. 2 win all possible prizes etc. sweep-second hand a second hand on a clock or watch, moving on the same dial as the other hands. sweep under the carpet see CARPET. swept-back (of an aircraft wing) fixed at an acute angle to the fuselage, inclining outwards towards the rear. swept-up (of hair) = UPSWEPT. swept-wing (of an aircraft) having swept-back wings. Etymology: ME swepe (earlier swope) f. OE swapan
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I. verb (swept; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English swepen; akin to Old English swāpan to ~, Old High German sweifen to wander Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush , to destroy completely ; wipe out, to remove or take with a single continuous forceful action , to remove from sight or consideration , to drive or carry along with irresistible force , 2. to clean with or as if with a broom or brush, to clear by repeated and forcible action, to move across or along swiftly, violently, or overwhelmingly , to win an overwhelming victory in or on , to win all the games or contests of , to touch in passing with a swift continuous movement, to trace or describe the locus or extent of (as a line, circle, or angle), to cover the entire range of , intransitive verb 1. to clean a surface with or as if with a broom, to move swiftly, forcefully, or devastatingly , to go with stately or ~ing movements , to move or extend in a wide curve or range, II. noun Date: 1548 something that ~s or works with a ~ing motion: as, a long pole or timber pivoted on a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well, a triangular cultivator blade that cuts off weeds under the soil surface, a windmill sail, 2. an instance of ~ing, the removal from the table in one play in casino of all the cards by pairing or combining, an overwhelming victory, a winning of all the contests or prizes in a competition, a wide-ranging search of an area (as by police), 3. a movement of great range and force, a curving or circular course or line, the compass of a ~ing movement ; scope, a broad unbroken area or extent , an end run in football in which one or more linemen pull back and run interference for the ballcarrier, chimney ~, ~stakes, obliquity with respect to a reference line , a television ratings period during which surveys are taken to determine advertising rates, see: range ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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