sweep

sweep across or over

• “Her long skirt brushed the floor”
• “A gasp swept cross the audience”

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 with a broom or as if with a broom

• “Sweep the crumbs off the table”
• “Sweep under the bed”

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

• “They were swept up by the events”
• “don”

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”

clean by sweeping

• “Please sweep the floor”

win an overwhelming victory in or on

• “Her new show dog swept all championships”

cover the entire range of

make a big sweeping gesture or movement

a wide scope

• “the sweep of the plains”

a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse at Namur

winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

a long oar used in an open boat

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

a movement in an arc

• “a sweep of his arm”