"sweep" meaning in English

See sweep in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /swiːp/ Audio: en-us-sweep.ogg [US], en-au-sweep.ogg [Australia] Forms: sweep [canonical], sweeps [third-person, singular], swept [past], swept [past, participle], sweeping [present, participle]
enPR: swēp Head templates: {{verb2|sweep|sweeps|swept|swept|sweeping}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you sweep the floor, you use the broom to clean it.
    Sense id: simple-sweep-en-verb-vg5nV0oq
     
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