sweep
Use a broom
To sweep is to brush a surface with a broom to clean it.
The characteristic of this action extends to wider meanings, as when a mood sweeps the nation (that is, extends to all parts).
Things moved by a powerful force are described with sweep (debris swept downstream by the flood, an epidemic sweeping the area).
The noun sweep denotes an instance of sweeping; also an instance of something done thoroughly and successfully, like a three-game sweep (that is, three successive victories).
Bristled cleaning stick
- dustpanHandheld floor-debris collector
- floorIndoor walking surface
- mopFloor-washing implement
- dustFine settled particles
bristles · debris · tidy · janitor · housework · chores · cobwebs · chimney
Curved line segment
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- curveSmooth, angleless line
flourish · stroke · brush · wave · swoosh · sway · broad · graceful
Brief wind surge
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- flueChimney's inner passage
- draftPreliminary version of text
- updraftUpward air movement
downdraft · current · breeze · bluster · swoosh · whirl · eddy · airflow
Extent or range
- spanDistance between endpoints
- breadthExtent across something
- extentRange or magnitude
- reachExtend to touch
expanse · panorama · vista · coverage · field · wide · broad · horizon
Brief visual sweep
- combToothed grooming implement
- scourClean by hard rubbing
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- dragnetUnderwater haul net
reconnaissance · radar · sonar · detection · surveillance · perimeter · minefield · frequency
broom
Bristled cleaning stick
dust · bristles · debris · tidy · janitor · housework · chores · cobwebs · chimney · carpet
arc
Curved line segment
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- swingSuspended recreational seat
curve · flourish · stroke · brush · wave · swoosh · sway · broad · graceful · arm
gust
Brief wind surge
updraft · downdraft · current · breeze · bluster · swoosh · whirl · eddy · airflow
scope
Extent or range
reach · expanse · panorama · vista · coverage · field · wide · broad · horizon · landscape
scan
Brief visual sweep
dragnet · reconnaissance · radar · sonar · detection · surveillance · perimeter · minefield · frequency · mine
landslide
Mass of earth falling
overwhelming · dominance · conquest · shutout · whitewash · rout · blowout · triumph · commanding · comprehensive
bend
Curve or flex
road · driveway · staircase · spiral · winding · gentle · gradual · sharp · meandering · contour
- sweep upClean with a broom
- swept upCleaned or enthralled
- swept awayRemoved by force
- sweep awayRemove forcefully and completely
- sweep alongMove forcefully in flow
- clean sweepComplete, uncontested victory
sweeping, swept, sweeper, sweeps, sweepstakes, sweepers, unswept, upsweep, sweepings