Overview of noun sweeping

The noun sweeping has 1 sense

• sweeping -- (the act of cleaning with a broom)

Overview of verb sweep

The verb sweep has 9 senses

• brush, sweep -- (sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience")


• sweep, sail -- (move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky")


• sweep, broom -- (sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed")


• embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in -- (force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business")


• cross, traverse, span, sweep -- (to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries")


• sweep -- (clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor")


• sweep -- (win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships")


• sweep -- (cover the entire range of)


• swing, sweep, swing out -- (make a big sweeping gesture or movement)

Overview of adj sweeping

The adj sweeping has 2 senses

• sweeping -- (taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river")


• sweeping, wholesale -- (ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction")