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the sweep of the eye"},{"definition":"Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I am primarily a sweep rower."},{"definition":"(refining) The almond furnace.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any of the blades of a windmill.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(in the plural) The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any of several sea chub in the kyphosid subfamily Scorpidinae.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney"},{"definition":"To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The offended countess swept out of the ballroom."},{"definition":"To search (a place) methodically.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To travel quickly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To play a sweep shot.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She swept the peelings off the table onto the floor."},{"definition":"To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Their long descending train, / With rubies edg'd and sapphires, swept the plain."},{"definition":"To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To strike with a long stroke.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To draw or drag something over.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to sweep the bottom of a river with a net"},{"definition":"To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to sweep the heavens with a telescope"},{"definition":"(including) to vacuum a carpet or rug","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sweep","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sweeps"]}]