Definition of sweep

"sweep" in the noun sense

1. sweep, expanse

a wide scope

"the sweep of the plains"

2. chimneysweeper, chimneysweep, sweep

someone who cleans soot from chimneys

3. slam, sweep

winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

4. sweep, sweep oar

a long oar used in an open boat

5. end run, sweep

American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

6. sweep

a movement in an arc

"a sweep of his arm"

"sweep" in the verb sense

1. brush, sweep

sweep across or over

"Her long skirt brushed the floor"

"A gasp swept cross the audience"

2. 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"

3. sweep, broom

sweep with a broom or as if with a broom

"Sweep the crumbs off the table"

"Sweep under the bed"

4. 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"

5. 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"

6. sweep

clean by sweeping

"Please sweep the floor"

7. sweep

win an overwhelming victory in or on

"Her new show dog swept all championships"

8. sweep

cover the entire range of

9. swing, sweep, swing out

make a big sweeping gesture or movement

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Quotations for sweep

New brooms sweep clean. [ Proverb ]

Sweep before your own door. [ Proverb ]

I heard the trailing garments of the Night
Sweep through her marble halls. [ Longfellow ]

Everybody ought to sweep before his own door. [ French Proverb ]

Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean, - roll!
Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain;
Man marks the earth with ruin - his control
Stops with the shore. [ Byron ]

Her luxuriant hair. It was like the sweep of a swift wing in visions! [ Willis ]

That happiness may enter the soul, we must first sweep it clean of all imaginary evils. [ Fontanelle ]

Haste me to know it; that I with wings as swift as meditation, or the thoughts of love, may sweep to my revenge. [ William Shakespeare ]

Seas are the fields of combat for the winds; but when they sweep along some flowery coast, their wings move mildly and their rage is lost. [ Dryden ]

Heaven is not to sweep our truths away, but only to turn them till we see their glory, to open them till we see their truth, and to unveil our eyes till for the first time we shall really see them. [ Phillips Brooks ]

sweep in Scrabble®

The word sweep is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters sweep:

SWEEP
(42)
WEEPS
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word sweep

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sweep in Words With Friends™

The word sweep is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters sweep:

WEEPS
(57)
SWEEP
(57)
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WEEPS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In sweep

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Words within the letters of sweep

2 letter words in sweep (2 words)

3 letter words in sweep (5 words)

4 letter words in sweep (4 words)

5 letter words in sweep (Anagrams) (2 words)

sweep + 1 blank (4 words)

Word Growth involving sweep

Shorter words in sweep

we wee weep

Longer words containing sweep

chimneysweep chimneysweeped

chimneysweep chimneysweeper chimneysweepers

chimneysweep chimneysweeping

chimneysweep chimneysweeps

oversweep

resweep resweeping

resweep resweeps

sweepable

sweepback sweepbacks

sweepboard sweepboards

sweeper chimneysweeper chimneysweepers

sweeper minesweeper minesweepers

sweeper roadsweeper roadsweepers

sweeper sweepers chimneysweepers

sweeper sweepers minesweepers

sweeper sweepers roadsweepers

sweeping chimneysweeping

sweeping minesweeping minesweepings

sweeping resweeping

sweeping sweepingly

sweeping sweepingness

sweeping sweepings minesweepings

sweeping undersweeping

sweeps chimneysweeps

sweeps resweeps

sweeps sweepstake sweepstakes

sweeps upsweeps

upsweep upsweeps