[transitive, intransitive] to clean a room, surface, etc. using a broom (= a type of brush on a long handle). sweep (something) to sweep the floor ...

​to remove all the people or things from an organization that are thought to be unnecessary or need changing. The new manager made a clean sweep of the ...

to clean a room, surface, etc. using a broom (= a type of brush on a long handle) sweep (something) to sweep the floor Chimneys should be swept regularly.

1[countable, usually singular] an act of cleaning a room, surface, etc. · 2[countable] a smooth, curving movement He indicated the door with a sweep of his arm.

Victory in all the games in a contest, tournament, etc., by one team or one competitor, or the winning of all the places in an event or competition. Originally ...

There are 45 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb sweep, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

[usually before noun] (disapproving) too general and failing to think about or understand particular examples [only before noun] forming a curved shape.

to ignore something completely She swept aside all their advice. Take your English to the next level. The ...

to make someone very interested or involved in something, especially in a way that makes them forget everything else They were swept along by the force of ...

Definition of swept verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ...