What does swept mean?
Definitions for swept
swɛptswept
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word swept.
Princeton's WordNet
sweptadjective
possessing sweep
"the sleek swept wings of the plane"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sweptthe participle and preterite of sweep.
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swept
Swept in general describes something that's clean or cleared by pushing or brushing it with a broom or brush. It also refers to having been moved or carried along smoothly or swiftly, typically by a current of air, water, or by a particular trend or influence. It can also describe the shape of something, being curved, elongated or having a smooth continuous line especially towards one end or the other.
Webster Dictionary
Swept
of Sweep
Swept
imp. & p. p. of Sweep
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Swept
swept, pa.t. and pa.p. of sweep.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'swept' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4331
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of swept in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of swept in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of swept in a Sentence
I want to find the truth, i don't want this swept under the rug.
We will be here to make sure that this is not swept under the rug, we come here to stand with these 13 victims of rape, who happen to be African-American women, to say that their lives matter, too.
The river has never flooded like this before, and some houses have been completely swept away. I think it might be time to redraw hazard maps or reconsider evacuation plans.
We saw the explosion from the hotel. There was a loud roar, we plugged our ears and after this a cloud of ash swept over us. The whole sky is full of ash, a fairly large cloud.
We were lucky, because the water made a hole in our wall that created a pocket for the water to pass through and not collapse it, we managed to get to the second floor -- if it wasn't for that hole, it would have collapsed and we'd have been swept away.
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- balaitaEsperanto
- barridoSpanish
- spazzatoItalian
- varridaPortuguese
- 橫掃Chinese
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