"sweep out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-sweep out.ogg [Australia] Forms: sweeps out [present, singular, third-person], sweeping out [participle, present], swept out [participle, past], swept out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sweep<,,swept> out}} sweep out (third-person singular simple present sweeps out, present participle sweeping out, simple past and past participle swept out)
  1. (transitive) to remove by sweeping or brushing. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sweep_out-en-verb-ZmPxqJC2
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) to remove someone from a place (where they are not wanted) Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-sweep_out-en-verb-Qh~7t9V6
  3. (mathematics) To construct a three-dimensional shape by rotation of a two-dimensional one about an axis Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-sweep_out-en-verb-UF7Fz92f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 47 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 22 22 56 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sweep out meaning in English (2.4kB)

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