English-Thai Dictionary
sweep
N การกวาด การ ปัดกวาด kan-kwad
sweep
N การ มีชัย อย่าง ท่วมท้น การชนะ อย่าง ท่วมท้น overwhelming victory kan-me-chai-yang-tuam-ton
sweep
N การ เลี้ยว โค้ง การ เคลื่อน เป็น เส้นโค้ง arc curve bend kan-liao-kong
sweep
N ขอบเขต บริเวณ ที่ แผ่ขยาย ไป บริเวณ วงกว้าง range compass scope kob-ked
sweep
N คน กวาด ปล่องไฟ คน ทำความสะอาด ปล่องไฟ chimney sweep kon-kwad-plong-fai
sweep
VI เคลื่อน ไป อย่างรวดเร็ว ผ่าน ไป อย่างรวดเร็ว move quickly glide pass klaun-pai-yang-ruad-reo
sweep
VT กวาด ปัด ปัดกวาด brush broom dust kwad
sweep
VT ชนะ ท่วมท้น มีชัย ท่วมท้น overwhelm cha-na-tuam-ton
sweep
VT พัดพา เอา ไป กวาด เอา ไป ด้วย carry along pad-pa-aol-pai
sweep along
PHRV ชักชวน โน้มน้าว chak-chun
sweep along
PHRV แล่น ไป ตาม (ลม lean-pai-tam
sweep aside
PHRV ผลัก ไป ด้าน ข้าง palk-pai-dan-kang
sweep aside
PHRV ไม่สน ใจ ไม่ใส่ใจ กับ brush aside mai-son-jai
sweep away
PHRV กวาด ทิ้ง ไป kwad-ting-pai
sweep away
PHRV ขจัด ทำให้ เสีย ka-jad
sweep away
PHRV พัดพา ไป (ตาม ลม หรือ น้ำ pad-pa-pai
sweep back
PHRV รวบ ไว้ ด้วยกัน รวมกัน rub-wai-duai-kan
sweep before
PHRV ชนะ อย่างต่อเนื่อง ชนะ ไม่ หยุด cha-na-yang-tor-nuang
sweep in
PHRV ชนะ เรียบ ชนะ การเลือกตั้ง ได้ ง่าย กวาด ชัยชนะ กวาด คะแนน เกลี้ยง cha-na-riab
sweep in
PHRV พัดพา เข้าไป ด้วย (น้ำ หรือ ลม pad-pa-kao-pai-duai
sweep in
PHRV เข้ามา อย่าง ใหญ่โต เข้ามา อย่าง สง่าผ่าเผย kao-ma-yang-yai-to
sweep in on
PHRV ครอบงำ sweep over krob-ngam
sweep into
PHRV กวาด ไป กอง ไว้ ใน กวาด รวม บริเว ณ kwad-pai-kong-wai-nai
sweep into
PHRV เข้ามา อย่าง ใหญ่โต เข้ามา อย่าง สง่าผ่าเผย kao-ma-yang-yai-to
sweep into office / power
IDM กวาด คะแนน (การเมือง kwad-ka-nean
sweep off
PHRV กวาด ออก ไป kwad-ook-pai
sweep out
PHRV ก้าว ออก ไป ก้าว ออกจาก kao-ook-pai
sweep over
PHRV ครอบงำ sweep in on krob-ngam
sweep through
PHRV พัดผ่าน ลูบ ผ่าน pad-pan
sweep through
PHRV สอบผ่าน ง่ายดาย กวาด รางวัล ทั้งหมด breeze through sob-pan-ngai-dai
sweep through
PHRV แพร่ (เชื้อโรค แฟชั่น เรื่องเล่า ฯลฯ ผ่าน กระจาย ผ่าน pare
sweep under
PHRV กวาด ข้างใต้ kwad-kang-tai
sweep up
PHRV กวาด ห้อง kwad-hong
sweepback
N ปีก เครื่องบิน ที่ ลู่ ไป ทาง ท้าย pik-krueng-bin-ti-lu-pai-tang-tai
sweeper
N คน ปัดกวาด คน กวาด cleaner scavenger kon-pad-kwad
sweeper
N นัก เล่น ฟุตบอล ตำแหน่ง กองหลัง นัก เล่น ฟุตบอล ตำแหน่ง แนว ป้องกัน nak-len-fud-bon-tam-nang-kong-lang
sweeper
N เครื่อง ปัดกวาด ที่ ปัดกวาด broom mop krueng-pad-kwad
sweeping
ADJ กว้างใหญ่ ไพศาล กว้างขวาง wide-ranging broad wide all-embracing kwang-yai-pai-san
sweeping
ADJ ครอบคลุม ครอบคลุม ไป ทั่ว comprehensive extensive thorough krob-klum
sweeping
ADJ ท่วมท้น เด็ดขาด โดย สมบูรณ์ overwhelming complete tuam-ton
sweeping
N การกวาด การ ปัดกวาด kan-kwad
sweepstake
N การ พนันขันต่อ
sweepstakes
N การพนัน lottery gambling kan-pa-nan
sweepstakes
N เงิน รางวัล ใน การพนัน เงิน รางวัล สลากกินแบ่ง prize money reward ngen-rang-wan-nai-kan-pa-nan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SWEEP
v.t.pret. and pp. swept. 1. To brush or rub over with a brush, broom or besom, for removing loose dirt; to clean by brushing; as, to sweep a chimney or a floor. When we say, to sweep a room, we mean, to sweep the floor of the room; and to sweep the house, is to sweep the floors of the house.
2. To carry with a long swinging or dragging motion; to carry with pomp.
And like a peacock, sweep along his tail.
3. To drive or carry along or off by a long brushing stroke or force, or by flowing on the earth. Thus the wind sweeps the snow from the tops of the hills; a river sweeps away a dam, timber or rubbish; a flood sweeps away a bridge or a house. Hence,
4. To drive, destroy or carry off many at a stroke, or with celerity and violence; as, a pestilence sweeps off multitudes in a few days. The conflagration swept away whole streets of houses.
I have already swept the stakes.
5. To rub over.
Their long descending train,
With rubies edg'd and sapphires, swept the plain.
6. To strike with a long stroke.
Wake into voice each silent string,
And sweep the sounding lyre.
7. To draw or drag over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net, or with the bight of a rope, to hook an anchor.
SWEEP
v.i.To pass with swiftness and violence, as something broad or brushing the surface of any thing; as a sweeping rain; a sweeping flood. A fowl that flies near the surface of land or water, is said to sweep along near the surface. 1. To pass over or brush along with celerity and force; as, the wind sweeps along the plain.
2. To pass with pomp; as, a person sweeps along with a trail.
She sweeps it through the court with troops of ladies.
3. To move with a long reach; as a sweeping stroke.
SWEEP
n.The act of sweeping. 1. The compass of a stroke; as a long sweep.
2. The compass of any turning body or motion; as the sweep of a door.
3. The compass of any thing flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away every thing within its sweep.
4. Violent and general destruction; as the sweep of an epidemic disease.
5. Direction of any motion not rectilinear; as the sweep of a compass.
6. The mold of a ship when she begins to compass in, at the rung heads; also, any part of a ship shaped by the segment of a circle; as a floor-sweep; a back-sweep, etc.
7. Among refiners of metals, the almost-furnace.
8. Among seamen, a large oar, used to assist the rudder in turning a ship in a calm, or to increase her velocity in a chase, etc.
Sweep of the tiller, a circular frame on which the tiller traverses in large ships.
SWEEPER
n.One that sweeps.
SWEEPING
ppr. Brushing over; rubbing with a broom or besom; cleaning with a broom or besom; brushing along; passing over; dragging over.
SWEEPINGS
n.plu. Things collected by sweeping; rubbish. The sweepings of streets are often used as manure.
SWEEP-NET
n.[sweep and net. ] A large net for drawing over a large compass.
SWEEPSTAKE
n.[sweep and stake. ] A man that wins all; usually sweepstakes.
SWEEPY
a.Passing with speed and violence over a great compass at once. The branches bend before their sweepy sway.
1. Strutting.
2. Wavy.
SWEEP-SOP
n.A name of the Annona squamosa.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SWEEP
Sweep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swept; p. pr. & vb. n. Sweeping. ] Etym: [OE. swepen; akin to AS. swapan. See Swoop, v. i.]
1. To pass a broom across (a surface ) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc. ; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively. I will sweep it with the besom of destruction. Isa. xiv. 23.
2. To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes. The hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies. Isa. xxviii. 17. I have already swept the stakes. Dryden.
3. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along. Their long descending train, With rubies edged and sapphires, swept the plain. Dryden.
4. To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion. And like a peacock sweep along his tail. Shak.
5. To strike with a long stroke. Wake into voice each silent string, And sweep the sounding lyre. Pope.
6. (Naut. )
Defn: To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net.
7. To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope. To sweep, or sweep up, a mold (Founding ), to form the sand into a mold by a templet, instead of compressing it around the pattern.
SWEEP
SWEEP Sweep, v. i.
1. To clean rooms, yards, etc. , or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc. , with a broom, brush, or the like.
2. To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room.
3. To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space.
SWEEP
SWEEP Sweep, n.
1. The act of sweeping.
2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.
3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.
4. The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep.
5. Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease.
6. Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass.
7. Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line. The road which makes a small sweep. Sir W. Scott.
8. One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper.
9. (Founding )
Defn: A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding.
1 . (Naut. ) (a ) 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. (b ) A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
11. (Refining )
Defn: The almond furnace. [Obs. ]
12. 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. [Variously written swape, sweep, swepe, and swipe. ]
13. (Card Playing )
Defn: 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.
14. pl.
Defn: The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc. Sweep net, a net for drawing over a large compass. -- Sweep of the tiller (Naut. ), a circular frame on which the tiller traverses.
SWEEPAGE
SWEEPAGE Sweep "age, n.
Defn: The crop of hay got in a meadow. [Prov. Eng. ]
SWEEPER
SWEEPER Sweep "er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a sweep; as, a carpet sweeper. It is oxygen which is the great sweeper of the economy. Huxley.
SWEEPING
SWEEPING Sweep "ing, a.
Defn: 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. -- Sweep "ing *ly, adv. -Sweep "ing *ness, n.
SWEEPINGS
SWEEPINGS Sweep "ings, n. pl.
Defn: Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street.
SWEEP-SAW
SWEEP-SAW Sweep "-saw `, n.
Defn: A bow-saw.
SWEEPSTAKE
SWEEPSTAKE Sweep "stake `, n.
1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes. Heylin.
2. A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep. [Obs. ] Bp. Hacket.
SWEEPSTAKES
SWEEPSTAKES Sweep "stakes `, n.
1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.
2. sing. or pl.
Defn: The whole money or other things staked at a horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several, as may be previously agreed.
3. A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.
SWEEPWASHER
SWEEPWASHER Sweep "wash `er, n.
Defn: One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc. , of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used.
SWEEPY
SWEEPY Sweep "y, a.
Defn: Moving with a sweeping motion. The branches bend before their sweepy away. Dryden.
New American Oxford Dictionary
sweep
sweep |swēp swip | ▶verb ( sweeps, sweeping; past and past participle swept |swept | ) 1 [ with obj. ] clean (an area ) by brushing away dirt or litter: I've swept the floor | Greg swept out the kitchen. • move or remove (dirt or litter ) in such a way: she swept the tea leaves into a dustpan. • move or push (someone or something ) with great force: I was swept along by the crowd. • brush (hair ) back from one's face or upward: long hair swept up into a high chignon. • search (an area ) for something: the detective swept the room for hair and fingerprints. • examine (a place or thing ) for electronic listening devices: the line is swept every fifteen minutes. • cover (an entire area ) with a gun: they were trying to get the Lewis gun up behind some trees from where they would sweep the trench. 2 [ no obj. ] move swiftly and smoothly: a large black car swept past the open windows | figurative : a wave of sympathy swept over him. • [ with obj. ] cause to move swiftly and smoothly: he swept his hand around the room. • (of a person ) move in a confident and stately manner: she swept magnificently from the hall. • (of a geographical or natural feature ) extend continuously in a particular direction, esp. in a curve: green forests swept down the hillsides. • affect (an area or place ) swiftly and widely: the rebellion had swept through all four of the country's provinces | [ with obj. ] : violence swept the country. • [ with obj. ] win all the games in (a series ); take each of the winning or main places in (a contest or event ): we knew we had to sweep these three home games. ▶noun 1 an act of sweeping something with a brush: I was giving the floor a quick sweep. • short for chimney sweep. 2 a long, swift, curving movement: a grandiose sweep of his hand. • Electronics the movement of a beam across the screen of a cathode ray tube. 3 a comprehensive search or survey of a place or area: the police finished their sweep through the woods. • (often sweeps ) a survey of the ratings of broadcast stations, carried out at regular intervals to determine advertising rates. 4 a long, typically curved stretch of road, river, country, etc.: we could see a wide sweep of country perhaps a hundred miles across. • a curved part of a driveway in front of a building: one fork of the driveway continued on to the gravel sweep. • the range or scope of something: the whole sweep of the history of the USSR. 5 informal a sweepstake. 6 an instance of winning every event, award, or place in a contest: a World Series sweep. 7 a long heavy oar used to row a barge or other vessel: [ as modifier ] : a big, heavy sweep oar. 8 a sail of a windmill. 9 a long pole mounted as a lever for raising buckets from a well. PHRASES a clean sweep see clean. sweep the board (or boards ) win every event or prize in a contest. sweep someone off their feet see foot. sweep something under the rug (or carpet ) conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will be forgotten. PHRASAL VERBS sweep something away (or aside ) remove, dispel, or abolish something in a swift and sudden way: Nahum's smile swept away the air of apprehensive gloom. ORIGIN Old English swāpan (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to German schweifen ‘sweep in a curve. ’
sweepback
sweep back |ˈswēpˌbak ˈswipbæk | ▶noun the angle at which an aircraft's wing is set back from a right angle to the body.
sweeper
sweep er |ˈswēpər ˈswipər | ▶noun 1 a person or device that cleans a floor or road by sweeping. 2 a small nocturnal shoaling fish of reefs and coastal waters, occurring chiefly in the tropical Indo-Pacific. [Family Pempheridae: several genera and species, including the western Atlantic glassy sweeper (Pempheris schomburgki ), with transparent young. ]
sweeping
sweep ing |ˈswēpiNG ˈswipɪŋ | ▶adjective wide in range or effect: we cannot recommend any sweeping alterations. • extending or performed in a long, continuous curve: sweeping, desolate moorlands | a smooth sweeping motion. • (of a statement ) taking no account of particular cases or exceptions; too general: a sweeping assertion. ▶noun (sweepings ) dirt or refuse collected by sweeping: the sweepings from the house. DERIVATIVES sweep ing ly adverb, sweep ing ness noun
sweep second hand
sweep sec ond hand ▶noun a second hand on a clock or watch, moving on the same dial as the other hands.
sweepstake
sweep stake |ˈswēpˌstāk ˈswipˌsteɪk | ▶noun (also sweepstakes ) a form of gambling, esp. on horse races, in which all the stakes are divided among the winners: [ as modifier ] : a sweepstake ticket. • a race on which money is bet in this way. • a prize or prizes won in a sweepstake.
Oxford Dictionary
sweep
sweep |swiːp | ▶verb ( sweeps, sweeping; past and past participle swept |swɛpt | ) [ with obj. ] 1 clean (an area ) by brushing away dirt or litter: I've swept the floor | Greg swept out the kitchen. • [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] move or remove (dirt or litter ) in such a way: she swept the tea leaves into a dustpan. • [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] move or push (someone or something ) with great force: I was swept along by the crowd | figurative : Nahum's smile swept away the air of apprehensive gloom. • [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] brush (hair ) back from one's face or upwards: long hair swept up into a high chignon. • Cricket hit (the ball ) on the leg side by bringing the bat across the body from a half-kneeling position; hit a ball delivered by (a bowler ) with such a stroke. 2 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move swiftly and smoothly: a large black car swept past the open windows | figurative : his cool grey eyes swept over her. • (of a person ) move in a confident and stately manner: she swept magnificently from the hall. • affect (an area or place ) swiftly and widely: the rebellion had swept through all four of the country's provinces | [ with obj. ] : violence swept the country. • (of a geographical or natural feature ) extend continuously in a particular direction, especially in a curve: green forests swept down the hillsides. • [ with obj. ] N. Amer. win all the games in (a series ); take each of the winning or main places in (a contest or event ): we knew we had to sweep these three home games. 3 search (an area ) for something: the detective swept the room for hair and fingerprints. • examine (something ) for electronic listening devices: the line is swept every fifteen minutes. • cover (an entire area ) with a gun: they were trying to get the Lewis gun up behind some trees from where they would sweep the trench. ▶noun 1 an act of sweeping something with a brush: I was giving the floor a quick sweep. • short for chimney sweep. 2 a long, swift curving movement: a grandiose sweep of his hand. • Electronics the movement of a beam across the screen of a cathode ray tube. • Cricket an attacking stroke in which the bat is brought across the body from a half-kneeling position to hit the ball to leg. 3 a comprehensive search or survey of a place or area: the police finished their sweep through the woods. • (often sweeps ) N. Amer. a survey of the ratings of television stations, carried out at regular intervals to determine advertising rates. 4 a long, typically curved stretch of road, river, country, etc.: we could see a wide sweep of country perhaps a hundred miles across. • a curved part of a drive in front of a building: one fork of the drive continued on to the gravel sweep. • the range or scope of something: the whole sweep of the history of the USSR. 5 informal a sweepstake. 6 N. Amer. an instance of winning every event, award, or place in a contest: a World Series sweep. 7 a long, heavy oar used to row a barge or other vessel: [ as modifier ] : a big, heavy sweep oar. 8 a sail of a windmill. 9 a long pole mounted as a lever for raising buckets from a well. PHRASES make a clean sweep see clean. sweep the board win every event or prize in a contest. sweep someone off their feet see foot. sweep something under the carpet see carpet. ORIGIN Old English swāpan (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to German schweifen ‘sweep in a curve ’.
sweepback
sweep |back |ˈswiːpbak | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the angle at which an aircraft's wing is set back from a right angle to the body.
sweeper
sweep ¦er |ˈswiːpə | ▶noun 1 a person or device that cleans a floor or road by sweeping. 2 Soccer a player stationed behind the other defenders, free to defend at any point across the field and sometimes initiating and supporting attacks. 3 a small nocturnal shoaling fish of reefs and coastal waters, occurring chiefly in the tropical Indo-Pacific. ●Family Pempheridae: several genera and species, including the western Atlantic glassy sweeper (Pempheris schomburgki ), with transparent young.
sweeping
sweep |ing |ˈswiːpɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 extending or performed in a long, continuous curve: sweeping, desolate moorlands | a smooth sweeping motion. 2 wide in range or effect: we cannot recommend any sweeping alterations. • (of a statement ) taking no account of particular cases or exceptions; too general: a sweeping assertion. ▶noun (sweepings ) dirt or refuse collected by sweeping: the sweepings from the house. DERIVATIVES sweepingly adverb, sweepingness noun
sweep second hand
sweep se ¦cond hand ▶noun a second hand on a clock or watch, moving on the same dial as the other hands.
sweepstake
sweep |stake |ˈswiːpsteɪk | ▶noun (also sweepstakes ) a form of gambling, especially on horse races, in which all the stakes are divided among the winners. • a race on which money is bet in this way. • a prize or prizes won in a sweepstake.
American Oxford Thesaurus
sweep
sweep verb 1 she swept the floor: brush, clean, scrub, wipe, mop, dust, scour; informal do. 2 I swept the crumbs off: remove, brush, clean, clear, whisk. 3 he was swept out to sea: carry, pull, drag, tow. 4 riots swept the country: engulf, overwhelm, flood. 5 he swept down the stairs: glide, sail, breeze, drift, flit, flounce; stride, stroll, swagger. 6 a limousine swept past: glide, sail, rush, race, streak, speed, fly, zoom, whiz, hurtle; informal tear, whip. 7 police swept the conference room: search, probe, check, explore, go through, scour, comb. ▶noun 1 a great sweep of his hand: gesture, stroke, wave, movement. 2 a security sweep: search, hunt, exploration, probe. 3 a long sweep of golden sand: expanse, tract, stretch, extent, plain. 4 the broad sweep of our interests: range, span, scope, compass, reach, spread, ambit, gamut, spectrum, extent. PHRASES sweep aside you can't sweep aside these allegations forever: disregard, ignore, take no notice of, dismiss, shrug off, forget about, brush aside. sweep under the carpet their grievances could no longer be swept under the carpet: hide, conceal, suppress, hush up, keep quiet about, censor, gag, withhold, cover up, stifle. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See range . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
sweeping
sweeping adjective 1 sweeping changes: extensive, wide-ranging, global, broad, comprehensive, all-inclusive, all-embracing, far-reaching, across the board; thorough, radical; informal wall-to-wall. ANTONYMS limited, narrow. 2 a sweeping victory: overwhelming, decisive, thorough, complete, total, absolute, out-and-out, unqualified, landslide. ANTONYMS narrow. 3 sweeping statements: wholesale, blanket, generalized, all-inclusive, unqualified, indiscriminate, universal, oversimplified, imprecise. ANTONYMS narrow, focused. 4 sweeping banks of flowers: broad, extensive, expansive, vast, spacious, boundless, panoramic. ANTONYMS small.
Oxford Thesaurus
sweep
sweep verb 1 she swept the kitchen floor: brush, clean, scrub, wipe, mop, dust, scour, scrape, rake, buff; vacuum, hoover; informal do. 2 I swept the crumbs off the floor: remove, wash away, expel, dispose of, eliminate, get rid of; brush, clean, clear, whisk. 3 he was swept out to sea: carry, pull, drag, drive. 4 riots swept the country: engulf, overwhelm, flood, flow across, surge over. 5 he had swept down the stairs with his arm about John's shoulders: glide, sail, stride, breeze, stroll, sally, swagger, drift, flit, flounce. 6 a flotilla of limousines swept past: glide, sail, dash, charge, rush, streak, speed, fly, zoom, swoop, whizz, hurtle; informal tear. 7 fire swept through the building: race, hurtle, streak, spread like lightning; informal tear, whip. 8 police had swept the conference room at 6am and 8am: search, probe, check, explore, hunt through, look through, delve in, go through, sift through, scour, comb, go through with a fine-tooth comb, leave no stone unturned in. PHRASES sweep something aside they can sweep aside any criticism by declaring that they are rewarding the loyalty of dedicated fans: disregard, ignore, take no notice of, think no more of, dismiss, shrug off, forget about, brush aside. sweep something under the carpet their grievances became clearly visible and could no longer be conveniently swept under the carpet: hide, conceal, keep hidden, suppress, keep quiet about, hush up, not disclose, not breathe a word of, censor, gag, withhold, cover up, smother, stifle, muzzle, ban. ANTONYMS disclose, publicize. ▶noun 1 with a great sweep of his hand, he bowed: gesture, movement, move, action, stroke, wave. 2 both men were arrested in a nationwide security sweep: search, hunt, exploration, probe, forage, pursuit, quest. 3 she looked out into the grey sweep of road: curve, curvature, bend, arc, arch, bow, turn. 4 this is a modern resort featuring a long sweep of golden sand: expanse, tract, stretch, space, plain, extent, vastness, vista. 5 the broad sweep of our business interests: range, span, scope, compass, reach, spread, ambit, remit, gamut, orbit, spectrum, sphere, purview, limit, extent.
sweeping
sweeping adjective 1 there will be more sweeping changes in education: extensive, wide-ranging, global, broad, wide, comprehensive, all-inclusive, all-embracing, far-reaching, across the board, worldwide, catholic, exhaustive, pervasive; thorough, in-depth, radical; informal wall-to-wall. ANTONYMS narrow, restricted, limited. 2 a sweeping victory for the Republican Party: overwhelming, decisive, thorough, complete, total, absolute, out-and-out, thoroughgoing, unconditional, unlimited, unrestricted, unqualified, plenary. ANTONYMS narrow. 3 there are dangers in making sweeping statements based on this research: wholesale, blanket, over-general, general, inclusive, all-inclusive, unqualified, indiscriminate, universal, oversimplified, imprecise. ANTONYMS focused, narrow. 4 a sweeping curved roof: broad, extensive, expansive, vast, spacious, roomy, boundless, panoramic. ANTONYMS small, narrow.
Duden Dictionary
Sweepstake
Sweep s take , Sweep stake Substantiv, Neutrum oder Substantiv, maskulin , das oder der |ˈswiːpsteɪk |das oder der Sweepstake; Genitiv: des Sweepstakes, Plural: die Sweepstakes englisch sweepstake, aus: to sweep = einstreichen 2 und stake = Wetteinsatz 1 zu Werbezwecken durchgeführte Verlosung, bei der die Gewinnlose vor der Verlosung festgelegt werden 2 Wettbewerb [im Pferderennsport ], bei dem die ausgesetzte Prämie aus den Eintrittsgeldern besteht
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
sweep
sweep /swiːp /〖語源は俗説で 「突然上から飛びかかる (swoop )」〗(形 )sweeping 動詞 ～s /-s /; swept /swept /; ～ing 他動詞 1 a. (ほうき ブラシなどで )〈床 地面 部屋など 〉を掃く , 掃除する (up )▸ sweep the floor [patio ]床 [テラス ]を掃除する ▸ sweep up the room 部屋をすっかり掃除する b. 〖～ A C 〗A 〈床など 〉を掃いてC 〈状態 〉にする ▸ sweep the room clean 部屋を掃除してきれいにする 2 〖sweep A ＋副詞 〗 (!副詞 は場所 方向の表現 ) a. «…から /…へ » (ほうきなどで )A 〈ほこり ごみなど 〉を掃きのける , 払う (off ) «from /into , to » ▸ sweep bits of broken glass into the dustpan 割れたガラスの破片を掃いてちり取りに入れる b. «…から /…へ » A 〈物 〉を掃くようにして集める [入れる , 出す ]; (手 腕で )Aをさっとかき集める [払いのける ](off ) «from /into » ▸ sweep the money into the drawer 金をかき集めて引き出しの中に入れる ▸ He got angry and swept off the table with his arms .彼は怒ってテーブルの上にあるものを腕で払いのけた 3 〖～ A ＋副詞 〗 «…から » (後ろに )A 〈(長い )髪 〉をとかす (back, away, up ) «from » ▸ sweep the hair away from one's face 髪を顔にかからないように後ろにとかす 4 〈風 波などが 〉 (一気に )〈人 物 〉を運び去る , 押し流す, さらう (away ); 〈風などが 〉〈場所 〉を吹き抜ける (along )▸ The flood swept away the bridge .洪水で橋が押し流された ▸ A storm swept the whole countryside .あらしがその地方一帯で吹きまくった 5 ｟書 ｠〈思想 感情 伝染病などが 〉〈人々 〉に急速に広まる (along , away )▸ Confusion and panic swept the country .国中がにわかに混乱と恐怖に襲われた 6 〖～ A ＋副詞 〗〈群衆の波が 〉A 〈人 〉を連れ去る , さらう ; 〖be swept 〗急いで連れて行かれる (!副詞 は方向の表現 ) ▸ She was swept along by an excited mob .彼女は興奮した群衆に押し流されていった 7 〖～ A ＋副詞 〗A 〈手 腕 〉をさっと伸ばす [動かす ] (!副詞 は方向の表現 ) ▸ sweep one's hand across 手で横になでる 8 ｟主に書 ｠〈視線 照明などが 〉〈場所 〉をさっと見渡す [照らす ]▸ The searchlight swept the sky .探照灯がさっと空を通り過ぎた 9 〈人 政党が 〉〈選挙 〉に圧勝する ; 【政権に 】〈政党 〉を導く «to » .自動詞 〖sweep ＋副詞 〗 (!副詞 は方向の表現 ) 1 〈群衆が 〉 «…を通って » 殺到する «through , along » ▸ Crowds of spectators swept in through the gate .大勢の観客が入口からどっと入り込んだ 2 ｟書 ｠〈人が 〉 «…へ » 堂々と進む , 大胆かつ速やかに動く «into , through » (!特にいらだち 尊大さを含意する ) ▸ sweep into the elevator エレベーターにすっと乗り込む ▸ sweep into the room without knocking ノックもせずに部屋に入り込む 3 〈風 波 あらしなどが 〉【場所を 】激しい勢いで通り抜ける ; ｟書 ｠〈思想 感情 伝染病などが 〉 «…に » 急速に広まる «across , through » ; 〈物が 〉疾走する (past )▸ A tornado swept through the town .竜巻が町を吹き抜けた ▸ The jets swept past .ジェット機がものすごい速さで通り過ぎていった 4 〈手 腕が 〉 (ある方向に )さっと動く [伸びる ]▸ His arm swept around her shoulders .彼の腕がさっと彼女の肩を抱いた 5 〈土地 地形が 〉 (曲線を描くように )長く伸びている , ずっと続く [広がる ](down )▸ The coast sweeps northward .海岸は北方に向かってずっと続いている ▸ The road sweeps up the hill .道路はずっと丘の上に通じている 6 〈視線 照明などが 〉【場所を 】さっと通る «around » ▸ His eyes swept around the room .彼はさっと部屋を見回した sw è ep A as í de [as í de A ]A 〈意見など 〉を一蹴 （いつしゆう ）する, 即座に払いのける ; Aを払拭 （ふっしよく ）する .sw è ep A aw á y [aw á y A ]1 ↑他動詞 4 , 5 .2 ＝sweep A aside .3 A 〈物 〉を完全に破壊する, 消し去る ; A 〈感情 〉をすっかり拭 （ぬぐ ）い去る .4 A 〈人 〉を夢中にさせる .sw è ep A b á ck [b á ck A ]A 〈髪 〉を後ろにとかす (↑他動詞 3 ).sw è ep the w ó rld [á ll, é verything ] before one 破竹の勢いで進む .sw é ep to A A 〈勝利 権力など 〉を得る ▸ sweep to victory [power ](選挙で )圧勝する .sw è ep ú p (ほうきなどで )掃除する, ほこり [ごみ ]を取る .sw è ep A ú p [ú p A ]1 A 〈ほこり ごみなど 〉を取る .2 A 〈子供など 〉を急いで抱き上げる ▸ She swept her daughter up into her arms .彼女は娘をさっと抱き上げた 3 A 〈髪 〉を後ろにとかす (↑他動詞 3 ).名詞 C 1 (腕 刀などの )一振り , 大きく振ること ▸ the sweep of a scythe 大鎌 （がま ）の一振り ▸ He answered with a sweep of his hand .彼は手で弧を描くようにしながら答えた 2 ｟英 ｠〖通例単数形で 〗掃き掃除 (すること )▸ The room needs a good sweep .その部屋はよく掃除する必要がある 3 〖the ～ of A 〗a. A 〈地形 〉の緩やかに伸びる曲線, (弧を描くように )長く伸びたA 〈地域 土地 〉▸ the wide sweep of the fertile land 広大に伸びる肥沃 （ひよく ）な土地 b. 広範囲におよぶ [壮大な ]A 〈考え 計画 歴史など 〉.4 〖通例単数形で 〗(場所を )くまなく捜すこと, (犯罪を )一掃すること , 掃討 ▸ make a sweep of A Aを一掃する 5 ｟米 くだけて ｠〖～s; 単数扱い 〗＝sweepstakes .6 煙突掃除人 (chimney sweep ).7 ｟米 ｠〖～s 〗視聴率調査機関 .at ò ne [a ] sw é ep 一挙に, 一なぎで .m à ke a cl è an sw é ep of A 1 A 〈人員など 〉を一掃する, 整理する .2 A 〈賞 〉を独占する, 総なめにする, A 〈一連の試合 〉に連勝する .
sweeper
sw é ep er 名詞 C 1 掃除人 ; 掃除機 .2 〘サッカー 〙スウィーパー 〘ゴールキーパー前で守備する選手 〙.
sweeping
sweep ing /swíːpɪŋ /〖原義は 名詞 2 ; 〗→sweep 形容詞 more ～; most ～〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 広範囲にわたる ; 全面的な, 大々的な, 徹底的な ▸ sweeping changes 大改革 ▸ sweeping tax cuts 大型減税 ▸ a sweeping view of the lake 一面に広がる湖の眺め 2 ｟非難して ｠大ざっぱな , 総括的な ▸ a sweeping generalization 大ざっぱな一般化 3 完全な , 圧倒的な ▸ a sweeping victory for the ruling party 与党の圧勝 .4 比較なし 弧を描く ▸ with a sweeping gesture 手でさっと払うような動作で ▸ a sweeping curve to the right 大きな右カーブ 名詞 1 〖～s 〗(掃除の後の )ごみ , 掃きだめ .2 U 一掃 , 掃除 .～ly 副詞 1 さっと ; 大ざっぱに .2 徹底的に .3 一掃して .
sweepstakes
sw é ep st à kes 名詞 複 ～C 〖通例単数扱い 〗(｟くだけて ｠sweeps )1 賭 （か ）け金独占 (競馬 ) 〘参加者の賭け金が賞金となり, 1人または少数の勝者が賞金を独占する方式の賭けや競馬 〙.2 (賞金を賭けた )レース ; 富くじ, 宝くじ .
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