English English Dictionary

The act of sweeping.

The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.

The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.

The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep.

Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease.

Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass.

Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line.

One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper.

A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding.

The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads; any part of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle.

A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.

The almond furnace.

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.

In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam.

The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.

A bow-saw.

The crop of hay got in a meadow.

One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a sweep; as, a carpet sweeper.

of Sweep

Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation.