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— English words —

• sweep v. (Transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
• sweep v. (Intransitive) To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
• sweep v. (Transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
• sweep v. (Intransitive, figuratively) To travel quickly.
• sweep v. (Cricket) To play a sweep shot.
• sweep v. (Curling) To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
• sweep v. (Transitive, ergative) To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
• sweep v. (Sports, transitive) To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
• sweep v. (Sports, transitive) To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
• sweep v. (Military) To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
• sweep v. (Transitive) To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
• sweep v. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
• sweep v. To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
• sweep v. To strike with a long stroke.
• sweep v. (Rowing) To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
• sweep v. (Nautical) To draw or drag something over.
• sweep v. To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
• sweep v. (US, regional, including Ohio and Indiana) To vacuum a carpet or rug.
• sweep n. A single action of sweeping.
• sweep n. The person who steers a dragon boat.
• sweep n. A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
• sweep n. A chimney sweep.
• sweep n. A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
• sweep n. (Cricket) A batsman’s shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
• sweep n. A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
• sweep n. A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
• sweep n. (Aviation) The degree to which an aircraft’s wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards)…
• sweep n. (Martial arts) A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent’s legs.
• sweep n. Violent and general destruction.
• sweep n. (Metalworking) A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
• sweep n. (Card games) In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
• sweep n. The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
• sweep n. Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
• sweep n. A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
• sweep n. (Rowing) A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
• sweep n. (Refining, obsolete) The almond furnace.
• sweep n. A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise…
• sweep n. Any of the blades of a windmill.
• sweep n. (In the plural) The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
• sweep n. Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
• sweep n. An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Afrikaans
  • sweep n. A whip.

— English words, defined in French —

• sweep n. Ramoneur.
• sweep v. Balayer.
• sweep v. Accaparer.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• sweep v. Barrer, limpiar, sacudir.
• sweep v. Recoger, arrastrar, llevarse.
• sweep v. Rechazar, descartar.
• sweep v. Azotar, asolar, arrasar.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• sweep s. Varredura.
• sweep s. Impulso.
• sweep s. Andar macio.
• sweep s. Curva.
• sweep s. Volta.
• sweep s. Giro.
• sweep s. (Profissão) varredor.
• sweep v. Varrer.
• sweep v. Escovar.
• sweep v. Arrastar (no chão).
• sweep v. Correr.
• sweep v. Caçar.
• sweep v. Escavar.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• sweep s. Spazzata, scopata.
• sweep s. Rapido movimento.
• sweep s. Lotteria.
• sweep s. Scopare, spazzare.

— In Dutch —

• sweep n. Op een radarbeeld de lijn die rondjes draait waarbij de positie…

260 English words from 42 English definitions

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7 English words from 25 foreign definitions

Barrer Curva die een Escovar Giro Volta

34 foreign words from 25 foreign definitions

Accaparer Andar arrasar Arrastar arrastrar asolar Azotar Balayer Caçar chão Correr descartar draait Escavar Impulso lijn limpiar llevarse Lotteria macio movimento positie Profissão Ramoneur Rapido Rechazar Recoger rondjes sacudir scopata Spazzata varredor Varrer waarbij

54 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

sweeps sweepy sweeped sweeper sweepin' sweep␣up sweepage sweepdom sweepers sweepest sweepeth sweeping sweepnet sweep␣net sweepout sweep␣out sweep␣saw sweepable sweepages sweep␣away sweepback sweepboat sweepings sweeplike sweepline sweep␣line sweepnets sweep␣nets sweepouts sweep␣saws sweep␣along sweep␣aside sweepbacks sweepboats sweeperess sweepingly sweeplines sweepstake sweepovirus sweeps␣stunt sweepstaker sweepstakes sweepwasher sweep-washer sweeperesses sweeping␣away sweepingness sweeps␣stunts sweepstakers sweep␣the␣deck +4 words

59 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

ensweeps insweeps onsweeps resweeps upsweeps outsweeps peasweeps peesweeps upsweeped downsweeps ensweeping footsweeps foot␣sweeps onsweeping oversweeps portsweeps resweeping Skysweeper slog-sweeps upsweeping clean␣sweeps minesweeper outsweeping roadsweeper Skysweepers undersweeps unsweepable downsweeping May-day␣sweeps May␣Day␣sweeps minesweepers minesweeping oversweeping roadsweepers carpetsweeper carpet␣sweeper chimneysweeps chimney␣sweeps minesweepings reverse␣sweeps street-sweeper street␣sweeper carpetsweepers carpet␣sweepers chimneysweeper chimney␣sweeper street-sweepers street␣sweepers chimneysweepers crossing-sweeper +9 words

27 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

asweep ensweep insweep onsweep resweep upsweep jet␣sweep leg␣sweep outsweep peasweep peesweep downsweep footsweep foot␣sweep oversweep portsweep slog-sweep clean␣sweep multisweep undersweep May-day␣sweep May␣Day␣sweep muzzle␣sweep chimneysweep chimney␣sweep mark␣and␣sweep reverse␣sweep

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

eep SWE swee wee weep

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

eew EWS pee Pee p'ee

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

weeps

16 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

asweep bespew Depews fweeps gweeps pesewa pewees pewets Pewsey presew repews spewed spewer sweeps sweepy tweeps

15 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

eeps EPWs ewes EWPs pees Pees p'ees pews PEWs seep Sepe spew swee weep wees

14 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

fweep gweep sheep sleep sneep steep sweem Sween sweer swees sweet Sweet swelp tweep

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

seep swee weep

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