English-Thai Dictionary

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

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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

 

Oxford Dictionary

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

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

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

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.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

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 .