"swept" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈswɛpt/ Audio: en-us-swept.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛpt Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} swept (not comparable)
  1. (military, of a body of water or part thereof) Cleared of mines (explosive devices). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Military Derived forms: clear-swept, swept path
    Sense id: en-swept-en-adj-i8UCHmPp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: windswept

Verb

IPA: /ˈswɛpt/ Audio: en-us-swept.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛpt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} swept
  1. simple past and past participle of sweep Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: sweep Derived forms: storm-swept, swept-back, sweptback, swept wing, swept-wing, sweptwing
    Sense id: en-swept-en-verb-~wcCkFc7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: windswept
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