| slovo | definícia |
sweep
(mass) | sweep
- swept/swept |
sweep
(msas) | sweep
- swept, swept |
sweep
(msasasci) | sweep
- swept, swept |
sweep
(encz) | sweep,máchnutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
sweep
(encz) | sweep,průzkum n: Rostislav Svoboda |
sweep
(encz) | sweep,rozmach n: Zdeněk Brož |
sweep
(encz) | sweep,smést Zdeněk Brož |
sweep
(encz) | sweep,sweep/swept/swept v: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
sweep
(encz) | sweep,zamést v: Zdeněk Brož |
sweep
(encz) | sweep,zametat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Sweep
(gcide) | Sweep \Sweep\, n.
1. The act of sweeping.
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2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.
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3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the
sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.
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4. The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood
carried away everything within its sweep.
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5. Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an
epidemic disease.
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6. Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the
sweep of a compass.
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7. Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the
like, away from a rectlinear line.
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The road which makes a small sweep. --Sir W.
Scott.
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8. One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney
sweeper.
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9. (Founding) A movable templet for making molds, in loam
molding.
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10. (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.
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11. (Refining) The almond furnace. [Obs.]
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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.]
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13. (Card Playing) 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.
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14. pl. The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are
worked, containing filings, etc.
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Sweep net, a net for drawing over a large compass.
Sweep of the tiller (Naut.), a circular frame on which the
tiller traverses.
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Sweep
(gcide) | 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 purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street,
or a chimney. Used also figuratively.
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I will sweep it with the besom of destruction.
--Isa. xiv.
23.
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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.
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The hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies. --Isa.
xxviii. 17.
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I have already swept the stakes. --Dryden.
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3. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
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Their long descending train,
With rubies edged and sapphires, swept the plain.
--Dryden.
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4. To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence,
to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
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And like a peacock sweep along his tail. --Shak.
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5. To strike with a long stroke.
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Wake into voice each silent string,
And sweep the sounding lyre. --Pope.
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6. (Naut.) To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the
bottom of a river with a net.
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7. To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an
instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a
telescope.
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To sweep a mold or To sweep up a mold (Founding), to form
the sand into a mold by a templet, instead of compressing
it around the pattern.
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Sweep
(gcide) | 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.
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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.
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3. To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through
with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space.
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sweep
(wn) | sweep
n 1: a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" [syn: sweep,
expanse]
2: someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn: chimneysweeper,
chimneysweep, sweep]
3: winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn:
slam, sweep]
4: a long oar used in an open boat [syn: sweep, sweep oar]
5: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running
around the end of the line [syn: end run, sweep]
6: a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"
v 1: sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor";
"A gasp swept cross the audience" [syn: brush, sweep]
2: 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" [syn: sweep,
sail]
3: sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs
off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" [syn: sweep, broom]
4: 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" [syn: embroil, tangle, sweep,
sweep up, drag, drag in]
5: 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" [syn: cross, traverse,
span, sweep]
6: clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor"
7: win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept
all championships"
8: cover the entire range of
9: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: swing,
sweep, swing out] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
minesweeper
(mass) | minesweeper
- odmínovacia loď |
sweepstake
(mass) | sweepstake
- lotéria |
a new broom sweeps clean
(encz) | a new broom sweeps clean,nové koště dobře mete Zdeněk Brož |
carpet sweeper
(encz) | carpet sweeper, n: |
chimney sweep
(encz) | chimney sweep,kominictví n: xkomczax |
chimney sweeper
(encz) | chimney sweeper,kominík n: xkomczax |
chimneysweep
(encz) | chimneysweep, n: |
chimneysweeper
(encz) | chimneysweeper, n: |
make a clean sweep
(encz) | make a clean sweep, |
minesweeper
(encz) | minesweeper,minolovka Pavel Machek |
minesweeping
(encz) | minesweeping, n: |
roadsweepers
(encz) | roadsweepers, |
street sweeper
(encz) | street sweeper, n: |
sweep away
(encz) | sweep away,smést Zdeněk Brož |
sweep hand
(encz) | sweep hand, n: |
sweep oar
(encz) | sweep oar, n: |
sweep off
(encz) | sweep off, v: |
sweep out
(encz) | sweep out,vymést Zdeněk Brož |
sweep over
(encz) | sweep over,valit se přes Zdeněk Brož |
sweep through
(encz) | sweep through, v: |
sweep under the carpet
(encz) | sweep under the carpet, |
sweep under the rug
(encz) | sweep under the rug, v: |
sweep up
(encz) | sweep up,smést Zdeněk Brožsweep up,zamést Zdeněk Brož |
sweep you off your feet
(encz) | sweep you off your feet, |
sweep-second
(encz) | sweep-second, n: |
sweepable
(encz) | sweepable,schopný zametení n: Zdeněk Brož |
sweeper
(encz) | sweeper,metař n: Zdeněk Brožsweeper,stírač n: Zdeněk Brožsweeper,střední obránce Zdeněk Brož |
sweeping
(encz) | sweeping,prudký adj: Pinosweeping,radikální Pavel Machek; Gizasweeping,všeobecný adj: Pino |
sweepingly
(encz) | sweepingly, |
sweeps
(encz) | sweeps,zametá v: Zdeněk Brož |
sweepstake
(encz) | sweepstake,loterie n: Zdeněk Brožsweepstake,sázka n: Zdeněk Brož |
sweepstakes
(encz) | sweepstakes,loterie Martin M. |
broad sweeping generalization
(czen) | Broad Sweeping Generalization,BSG[zkr.] |
sweep/swept/swept
(czen) | sweep/swept/swept,sweepv: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překladsweep/swept/swept,sweptv: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Carpet sweeper
(gcide) | Carpet \Car"pet\ (k[aum]r"p[e^]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of
cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita
rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L.
carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo`s fruit, E.
Harvest.]
1. A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also
of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made
in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor,
as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a
wrought cover for tables.
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Tables and beds covered with copes instead of
carpets and coverlets. --T. Fuller.
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2. A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.
"The grassy carpet of this plain." --Shak.
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Carpet beetle or Carpet bug (Zool.), a small beetle
(Anthrenus scrophulari[ae]), which, in the larval state,
does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; --
also called buffalo bug.
Carpet knight.
(a) A knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and
has not known the hardships of the field; a hero of
the drawing room; an effeminate person. --Shak.
(b) One made a knight, for some other than military
distinction or service.
Carpet moth (Zool.), the larva of an insect which feeds on
carpets and other woolen goods. There are several kinds.
Some are the larv[ae] of species of Tinea (as {Tinea
tapetzella}); others of beetles, esp. Anthrenus.
Carpet snake (Zool.), an Australian snake. See {Diamond
snake}, under Diamond.
Carpet sweeper, an apparatus or device for sweeping
carpets.
To be on the carpet, to be under consideration; to be the
subject of deliberation; to be in sight; -- an expression
derived from the use of carpets as table cover.
Brussels carpet. See under Brussels.
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Chimney sweep
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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Chimney sweeper
(gcide) | Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.
caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,
oven.]
1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;
esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most
cases extending through or above the roof of the building.
Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a
lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending
downward in a vein. --Raymond.
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Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;
a fireboard.
Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,
by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the
fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a
fire,
Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in
England for each chimney.
Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet
metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the
roof.
Chimney swallow. (Zool.)
(a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives
in chimneys.
(b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys
of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off
the soot.
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chimneysweep
(gcide) | chimneysweep \chimneysweep\, chimneysweeper \chimneysweeper\n.
someone who cleans soot from chimneys, usually as a
profession.
Syn: chimneysweeper, sweep.
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chimneysweeper
(gcide) | chimneysweep \chimneysweep\, chimneysweeper \chimneysweeper\n.
someone who cleans soot from chimneys, usually as a
profession.
Syn: chimneysweeper, sweep.
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Ensweep
(gcide) | Ensweep \En*sweep"\, v. t.
To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly. [R.]
--Thomson.
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minesweeper
(gcide) | minesweeper \minesweeper\ n.
A boat designed for the purpose of detecting and disposing of
marine mines.
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minesweeping
(gcide) | minesweeping \minesweeping\ n.
1. the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines.
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peasweep
(gcide) | Greenfinch \Green"finch`\, n. (Zool.)
1. A European finch (Ligurinus chloris); -- called also
green bird, green linnet, green grosbeak, {green
olf}, greeny, and peasweep.
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2. The Texas sparrow (Embernagra rufivirgata), in which the
general color is olive green, with four rufous stripes on
the head.
[1913 Webster]Peasweep \Peas"weep`\, n. [So called from its note.] [Prov.
Eng.] (Zool.)
(a) The pewit, or lapwing.
(b) The greenfinch.
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Peasweep
(gcide) | Greenfinch \Green"finch`\, n. (Zool.)
1. A European finch (Ligurinus chloris); -- called also
green bird, green linnet, green grosbeak, {green
olf}, greeny, and peasweep.
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2. The Texas sparrow (Embernagra rufivirgata), in which the
general color is olive green, with four rufous stripes on
the head.
[1913 Webster]Peasweep \Peas"weep`\, n. [So called from its note.] [Prov.
Eng.] (Zool.)
(a) The pewit, or lapwing.
(b) The greenfinch.
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Sweep
(gcide) | Sweep \Sweep\, n.
1. The act of sweeping.
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2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.
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3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the
sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.
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4. The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood
carried away everything within its sweep.
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5. Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an
epidemic disease.
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6. Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the
sweep of a compass.
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7. Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the
like, away from a rectlinear line.
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The road which makes a small sweep. --Sir W.
Scott.
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8. One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney
sweeper.
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9. (Founding) A movable templet for making molds, in loam
molding.
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10. (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.
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11. (Refining) The almond furnace. [Obs.]
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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.]
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13. (Card Playing) 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.
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14. pl. The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are
worked, containing filings, etc.
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Sweep net, a net for drawing over a large compass.
Sweep of the tiller (Naut.), a circular frame on which the
tiller traverses.
[1913 Webster]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 purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street,
or a chimney. Used also figuratively.
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I will sweep it with the besom of destruction.
--Isa. xiv.
23.
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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.
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The hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies. --Isa.
xxviii. 17.
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I have already swept the stakes. --Dryden.
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3. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
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Their long descending train,
With rubies edged and sapphires, swept the plain.
--Dryden.
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4. To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence,
to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
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And like a peacock sweep along his tail. --Shak.
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5. To strike with a long stroke.
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Wake into voice each silent string,
And sweep the sounding lyre. --Pope.
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6. (Naut.) To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the
bottom of a river with a net.
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7. To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an
instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a
telescope.
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To sweep a mold or To sweep up a mold (Founding), to form
the sand into a mold by a templet, instead of compressing
it around the pattern.
[1913 Webster]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.
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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.
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3. To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through
with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space.
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Sweep
(gcide) | Sweep \Sweep\, n.
1. The act of sweeping.
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2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.
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3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the
sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.
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4. The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood
carried away everything within its sweep.
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5. Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an
epidemic disease.
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6. Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the
sweep of a compass.
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7. Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the
like, away from a rectlinear line.
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The road which makes a small sweep. --Sir W.
Scott.
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8. One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney
sweeper.
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9. (Founding) A movable templet for making molds, in loam
molding.
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10. (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.
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11. (Refining) The almond furnace. [Obs.]
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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.]
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13. (Card Playing) 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.
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14. pl. The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are
worked, containing filings, etc.
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Sweep net, a net for drawing over a large compass.
Sweep of the tiller (Naut.), a circular frame on which the
tiller traverses.
[1913 Webster]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 purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street,
or a chimney. Used also figuratively.
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I will sweep it with the besom of destruction.
--Isa. xiv.
23.
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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.
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The hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies. --Isa.
xxviii. 17.
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I have already swept the stakes. --Dryden.
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3. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
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Their long descending train,
With rubies edged and sapphires, swept the plain.
--Dryden.
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4. To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence,
to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
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And like a peacock sweep along his tail. --Shak.
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5. To strike with a long stroke.
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Wake into voice each silent string,
And sweep the sounding lyre. --Pope.
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6. (Naut.) To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the
bottom of a river with a net.
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7. To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an
instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a
telescope.
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To sweep a mold or To sweep up a mold (Founding), to form
the sand into a mold by a templet, instead of compressing
it around the pattern.
[1913 Webster]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.
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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.
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3. To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through
with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space.
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Sweep net
(gcide) | Sweep \Sweep\, n.
1. The act of sweeping.
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2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.
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3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the
sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.
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4. The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood
carried away everything within its sweep.
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5. Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an
epidemic disease.
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6. Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the
sweep of a compass.
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7. Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the
like, away from a rectlinear line.
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The road which makes a small sweep. --Sir W.
Scott.
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8. One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney
sweeper.
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9. (Founding) A movable templet for making molds, in loam
molding.
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10. (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.
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11. (Refining) The almond furnace. [Obs.]
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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.]
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13. (Card Playing) 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.
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14. pl. The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are
worked, containing filings, etc.
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Sweep net, a net for drawing over a large compass.
Sweep of the tiller (Naut.), a circular frame on which the
tiller traverses.
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Sweep of the tiller
(gcide) | Sweep \Sweep\, n.
1. The act of sweeping.
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2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.
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3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the
sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.
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4. The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood
carried away everything within its sweep.
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5. Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an
epidemic disease.
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6. Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the
sweep of a compass.
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7. Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the
like, away from a rectlinear line.
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The road which makes a small sweep. --Sir W.
Scott.
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8. One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney
sweeper.
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9. (Founding) A movable templet for making molds, in loam
molding.
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10. (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.
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11. (Refining) The almond furnace. [Obs.]
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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.]
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13. (Card Playing) 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.
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14. pl. The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are
worked, containing filings, etc.
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Sweep net, a net for drawing over a large compass.
Sweep of the tiller (Naut.), a circular frame on which the
tiller traverses.
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Sweepage
(gcide) | Sweepage \Sweep"age\, n.
The crop of hay got in a meadow. [Prov. Eng.]
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Sweeper
(gcide) | Sweeper \Sweep"er\, n.
One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a
sweep; as, a carpet sweeper.
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It is oxygen which is the great sweeper of the economy.
--Huxley.
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Sweeping
(gcide) | 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 purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street,
or a chimney. Used also figuratively.
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I will sweep it with the besom of destruction.
--Isa. xiv.
23.
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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.
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The hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies. --Isa.
xxviii. 17.
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I have already swept the stakes. --Dryden.
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3. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
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Their long descending train,
With rubies edged and sapphires, swept the plain.
--Dryden.
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4. To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence,
to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
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And like a peacock sweep along his tail. --Shak.
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5. To strike with a long stroke.
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Wake into voice each silent string,
And sweep the sounding lyre. --Pope.
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6. (Naut.) To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the
bottom of a river with a net.
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7. To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an
instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a
telescope.
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To sweep a mold or To sweep up a mold (Founding), to form
the sand into a mold by a templet, instead of compressing
it around the pattern.
[1913 Webster]Sweeping \Sweep"ing\, a.
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.
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Sweepingly
(gcide) | Sweeping \Sweep"ing\, a.
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.
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Sweepingness
(gcide) | Sweeping \Sweep"ing\, a.
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.
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Sweepings
(gcide) | Sweepings \Sweep"ings\, n. pl.
Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a
street.
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Sweep-saw
(gcide) | Sweep-saw \Sweep"-saw`\, n.
A bow-saw.
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Sweepstake
(gcide) | Sweepstake \Sweep"stake`\, n.
1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes. --Heylin.
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2. A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep. [Obs.]
--Bp. Hacket.
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Sweepstakes
(gcide) | Sweepstakes \Sweep"stakes`\, n.
1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.
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2. sing. or pl. 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.
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3. A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.
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Sweepwasher
(gcide) | Sweepwasher \Sweep"wash`er\, n.
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.
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Sweepy
(gcide) | Sweepy \Sweep"y\, a.
Moving with a sweeping motion.
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The branches bend before their sweepy away. --Dryden.
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To sweep a mold
(gcide) | 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 purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street,
or a chimney. Used also figuratively.
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I will sweep it with the besom of destruction.
--Isa. xiv.
23.
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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.
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The hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies. --Isa.
xxviii. 17.
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I have already swept the stakes. --Dryden.
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3. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
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Their long descending train,
With rubies edged and sapphires, swept the plain.
--Dryden.
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4. To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence,
to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
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And like a peacock sweep along his tail. --Shak.
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5. To strike with a long stroke.
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Wake into voice each silent string,
And sweep the sounding lyre. --Pope.
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6. (Naut.) To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the
bottom of a river with a net.
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7. To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an
instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a
telescope.
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To sweep a mold or To sweep up a mold (Founding), to form
the sand into a mold by a templet, instead of compressing
it around the pattern.
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To sweep the deck
(gcide) | Deck \Deck\, n. [D. dek. See Deck, v.]
1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or
compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck;
larger ships have two or three decks.
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Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of
vessels having more than one.
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Berth deck (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where
the hammocks of the crew are swung.
Boiler deck (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers
are placed.
Flush deck, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to
stern.
Gun deck (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the
ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the
upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower
gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun
deck.
Half-deck, that portion of the deck next below the spar
deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.
Hurricane deck (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck,
usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull.
Orlop deck, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are
stowed, usually below the water line.
Poop deck, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop
cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the
mizzenmast aft.
Quarter-deck, the part of the upper deck abaft the
mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
Spar deck.
(a) Same as the upper deck.
(b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.
Upper deck, the highest deck of the hull, extending from
stem to stern.
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2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb
roof when made nearly flat.
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3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car.
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4. A pack or set of playing cards.
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The king was slyly fingered from the deck. --Shak.
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5. A heap or store. [Obs.]
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Who . . . hath such trinkets
Ready in the deck. --Massinger.
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6. (A["e]ronautics) A main a["e]roplane surface, esp. of a
biplane or multiplane.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7. the portion of a bridge which serves as the roadway.
[PJC]
8. a flat platform adjacent to a house, usually without a
roof; -- it is typically used for relaxing out of doors,
outdoor cooking, or entertaining guests.
[PJC]
Between decks. See under Between.
Deck bridge (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries
the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a
through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower
chords, between the girders.
Deck curb (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof
construction.
Deck floor (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as
of a belfry or balcony.
Deck hand, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but
not expected to go aloft.
Deck molding (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a
deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the
roof.
Deck roof (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not
surmounted by parapet walls.
Deck transom (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the
deck is framed.
To clear the decks (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary
incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for
action.
To sweep the deck (Card Playing), to clear off all the
stakes on the table by winning them.
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To sweep up a mold
(gcide) | 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 purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street,
or a chimney. Used also figuratively.
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I will sweep it with the besom of destruction.
--Isa. xiv.
23.
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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.
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The hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies. --Isa.
xxviii. 17.
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I have already swept the stakes. --Dryden.
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3. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
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Their long descending train,
With rubies edged and sapphires, swept the plain.
--Dryden.
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4. To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence,
to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
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And like a peacock sweep along his tail. --Shak.
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5. To strike with a long stroke.
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Wake into voice each silent string,
And sweep the sounding lyre. --Pope.
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6. (Naut.) To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the
bottom of a river with a net.
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7. To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an
instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a
telescope.
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To sweep a mold or To sweep up a mold (Founding), to form
the sand into a mold by a templet, instead of compressing
it around the pattern.
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Well sweep
(gcide) | Well \Well\, n. [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to
well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain.
????. See Well, v. i.]
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1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.
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Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well. --Milton.
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2. A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to
reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form,
and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth
from caving in.
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The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to
draw with, and the well is deep. --John iv. 11.
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3. A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.
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4. Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring. "This well
of mercy." --Chaucer.
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Dan Chaucer, well of English undefiled. --Spenser.
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A well of serious thought and pure. --Keble.
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5. (Naut.)
(a) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around
the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to
preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their
inspection.
(b) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing
vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes
perforated in the bottom to let in water for the
preservation of fish alive while they are transported
to market.
(c) A vertical passage in the stern into which an
auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of
water.
(d) A depressed space in the after part of the deck; --
often called the cockpit.
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6. (Mil.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from
which run branches or galleries.
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7. (Arch.) An opening through the floors of a building, as
for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
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8. (Metal.) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal
falls.
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Artesian well, Driven well. See under Artesian, and
Driven.
Pump well. (Naut.) See Well, 5
(a), above.
Well boring, the art or process of boring an artesian well.
Well drain.
(a) A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or
pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land.
(b) A drain conducting to a well or pit.
Well room.
(a) A room where a well or spring is situated; especially,
one built over a mineral spring.
(b) (Naut.) A depression in the bottom of a boat, into
which water may run, and whence it is thrown out with
a scoop.
Well sinker, one who sinks or digs wells.
Well sinking, the art or process of sinking or digging
wells.
Well staircase (Arch.), a staircase having a wellhole (see
Wellhole
(b) ), as distinguished from one which occupies the whole
of the space left for it in the floor.
Well sweep. Same as Sweep, n., 12.
Well water, the water that flows into a well from
subterraneous springs; the water drawn from a well.
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carpet sweeper
(wn) | carpet sweeper
n 1: a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up
dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet [syn: {carpet
sweeper}, sweeper] |
chimneysweep
(wn) | chimneysweep
n 1: someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn:
chimneysweeper, chimneysweep, sweep] |
chimneysweeper
(wn) | chimneysweeper
n 1: someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn:
chimneysweeper, chimneysweep, sweep] |
minesweeper
(wn) | minesweeper
n 1: ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or
remove marine mines |
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