Search Result:sweeping
Overview of noun sweeping
The noun sweeping has 1 sense
- sweeping -- (the act of cleaning with a broom)
Overview of verb sweep
The verb sweep has 9 senses
- brush, sweep -- (sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience")
- sweep, sail -- (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")
- sweep, broom -- (sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed")
- embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in -- (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")
- cross, traverse, span, sweep -- (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")
- sweep -- (clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor")
- sweep -- (win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships")
- sweep -- (cover the entire range of)
- swing, sweep, swing out -- (make a big sweeping gesture or movement)
Overview of adj sweeping
The adj sweeping has 2 senses
- sweeping -- (taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river")
- sweeping, wholesale -- (ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction")