What does swept mean?

Definitions for swept
swɛptswept

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word swept.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. swept(adj)

    possessing sweep

    "the sleek swept wings of the plane"

Webster Dictionary

  1. Swept

    of Sweep

  2. Swept

    imp. & p. p. of Sweep

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Swept

    swept, pa.t. and pa.p. of sweep.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'swept' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4331

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of swept in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of swept in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Carolyn Baylor-Giummo:

    I want to find the truth, i don't want this swept under the rug.

  2. David Lloyd George:

    Once blood is shed in a national quarrel reason and right are swept aside by the rage of angry men.

  3. Iran Clinton:

    Some of President Obama's aides in the White House were swept up in the drama and idealism of the moment.

  4. Texas Governor Greg Abbott:

    It's devastating to see what I saw on the Blanco River when this tidal wave of water just swept away neighborhoods.

  5. James Anthony Froude:

    No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.

Images & Illustrations of swept

  1. sweptsweptswept

Popularity rank by frequency of use

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