You will have to sweep away all your anger in order to improve your relations with your family.
There was almost no wind to sweep the smog away.
The decision to close the lab meant that twenty years' work was swept away in a moment.
Francis spent his last few years at home, until heart failure swept him away.
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sweep away — verb 1. eliminate completely and without a trace (Freq. 2) The old values have been wiped out • Syn: ↑wipe out • Derivationally related forms: ↑wipeout (for: ↑wipe out) … Useful english dictionary
sweep away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sweep away : present tense I/you/we/they sweep away he/she/it sweeps away present participle sweeping away past tense swept away past participle swept away 1) to destroy or to completely remove something Many… … English dictionary
sweep away — verb a) To remove something by, or as if by, sweeping. b) To overwhelm someone emotionally; sweep someone off their feet … Wiktionary
Sweep — Sweep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweeping}.] [OE. swepen; akin to AS. sw[=a]pan. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweep — ► VERB (past and past part. swept) 1) clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter. 2) move or push with great force. 3) (sweep away/aside) remove or abolish swiftly and suddenly. 4) search or survey (an area). 5) pass or traverse swiftly and… … English terms dictionary
sweep — sweep1 W3S3 [swi:p] v past tense and past participle swept [swept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clean something)¦ 2¦(push something somewhere)¦ 3¦(push somebody/something with force)¦ 4¦(group moves)¦ 5¦(wind/waves etc)¦ 6¦(become popular)¦ 7¦(feeling)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sweep — [[t]swi͟ːp[/t]] ♦♦♦ sweeps, sweeping, swept 1) VERB If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle. [V n] The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in... [V n prep/adv]… … English dictionary
sweep — I UK [swiːp] / US [swɪp] verb Word forms sweep : present tense I/you/we/they sweep he/she/it sweeps present participle sweeping past tense swept UK [swept] / US past participle swept ** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to clean a floor, the ground … English dictionary
sweep — v. & n. v. (past and past part. swept) 1 tr. clean or clear (a room or area etc.) with or as with a broom. 2 intr. (often foll. by up) clean a room etc. in this way. 3 tr. (often foll. by up) collect or remove (dirt or litter etc.) by sweeping. 4 … Useful english dictionary
sweep off — verb overwhelm emotionally Her swept her away • Syn: ↑sweep away • Hypernyms: ↑affect, ↑impress, ↑move, ↑strike • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
