Definitionen
1.VerbTo clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush."to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney"
2.VerbTo move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke."The wind sweeps across the plain.; The offended countess swept out of the ballroom."
3.VerbTo search (a place) methodically.
4.VerbTo travel quickly.
5.VerbTo play a sweep shot.
6.VerbTo brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
7.VerbTo move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
8.VerbTo win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
9.VerbTo defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
10.VerbTo clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines."The channel was swept twice before the battlefleet proceeded through it."
11.VerbTo remove something abruptly and thoroughly."She swept the peelings off the table onto the floor.; The wind sweeps the snow from the hills.; The flooded river swept away the wooden dam."
12.VerbTo brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
13.VerbTo carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
14.VerbTo strike with a long stroke.
15.VerbTo row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
16.VerbTo draw or drag something over."to sweep the bottom of a river with a net"
17.VerbTo pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation."to sweep the heavens with a telescope"
18.VerbTo vacuum a carpet or rug.
19.NounA single action of sweeping."Give the front steps a quick sweep to get rid of those fallen leaves."
20.NounThe person who steers a dragon boat.
21.NounA person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
22.NounA chimney sweep.
23.NounA methodical search, typically for bugs .
24.NounA batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat."Bradman attempted a sweep, but in fact top edged the ball to the wicket keeper"
25.NounA lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins."Jim will win fifty dollars in the office sweep if Japan wins the World Cup."
26.NounA flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
27.NounThe degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage."The MiG-17's inner wing has 45 degrees of sweep."
28.NounA throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
29.NounViolent and general destruction."the sweep of an epidemic disease"
30.NounA movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
31.NounIn the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
32.NounThe compass of any turning body or of any motion."the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye"
33.NounDirection or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
34.NounA large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
35.NounA rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side."I am primarily a sweep rower."
36.NounThe almond furnace.
37.NounA 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.
38.NounAny of the blades of a windmill.
39.NounThe sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
40.NounAny of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
41.NounAn expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
42.Nounsingular of sweeps (“viewership ratings”)
43.Noun(possibly US, regional) The act of police removing a homeless encampment from a public space.