"sweep aside" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-sweep aside.ogg Forms: sweeps aside [present, singular, third-person], sweeping aside [participle, present], swept aside [participle, past], swept aside [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sweep<,,swept> aside}} sweep aside (third-person singular simple present sweeps aside, present participle sweeping aside, simple past and past participle swept aside)
  1. To push or brush to the side.
    Sense id: en-sweep_aside-en-verb--eXxhVRU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 39 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 41 39
  2. (idiomatic) To overcome an obstacle with little effort. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-sweep_aside-en-verb-4~yVWIVy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "aside", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 44 33 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "aside": 17 49 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 39 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 41 39
  3. (idiomatic) To ignore, brush off. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-sweep_aside-en-verb-IIw5eMyo Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 39 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 41 39

Inflected forms

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