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1. (adj.) sweeping
of wide range or scope.
2. sweeping
moving or passing over a wide area:
a sweeping glance.
3. sweeping
moving or driving steadily and forcibly on.
4. sweeping
(of the outcome of a contest) decisive; overwhelming:
a sweeping victory.
5. (n.) sweeping
the act of a person or thing that sweeps.
6. sweeping
sweepings, matter swept out or up, as dust or refuse.
Etymology: (1470–80)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) sweeping
the act of cleaning with a broom
2. (adj) sweeping
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
"a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river"
3. (adj) sweeping, wholesale
ignoring distinctions
"sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) sweeping
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
2. sweeping
of Sweep
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Sense: that sweeps
a sweeping gesture.
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 Afrikaans: waaiend |
 Arabic: شَبيه بالتَّكْنيس |
 Bulgarian: стремителен |
 Brazilian: largo |
 Czech: rozmáchlý |
 German: schwungvoll |
 Danish: fejende |
 Greek: σαρωτικός |
 Spanish: amplio; arrollador |
 Estonian: pühkimis-, viipav |
 Farsi: خاكروبه |
 Finnish: pyyhkäisevä |
 French: large |
 Hebrew: הֶנֶף |
 Hindi: बुहारने वाला |
 Croatian: koji mete,širok |
 Hungarian: seprő |
 Indonesian: menyapu |
 Icelandic: sem sópar |
 Italian: ampio |
 Japanese: さっと見渡す |
 Korean: 휩쓰는 |
 Lithuanian: platus |
 Latvian: plašs |
 Malay: menyapu |
 Dutch: vegend |
 Norwegian: feiende, brusende |
 Polish: zamaszysty |
 Persian: خاكروبه |
 Pashto: خاک دان |
 Portuguese: largo |
 Romanian: larg |
 Russian: размашистый |
 Slovak: široký |
 Slovenian: širok |
 Serbian: čistilački |
 Swedish: svepande |
 Thai: ซึ่งกวาด หรือปัด |
 Turkish: süpürür gibi |
 Taiwanese: 揮動的 |
 Ukrainian: навальний, швидкий |
 Urdu: وسیع یا کامل |
 Vietnamese: bao quát, chung chung |
 Chinese: 挥动的 |
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