SWEEP

Mar 15, 2023

Verb: clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter

Verb: move swiftly and smoothly

Verb: search (an area) for something

Noun: an act of sweeping something with a brush

Noun: a long, swift curving movement

Noun: a procedure for inducing labour in a pregnant woman, in which a medical practitioner moves a finger around within the opening of the cervix to detach the amniotic membranes

Noun: a comprehensive search or survey of a place or area

Noun: a long, typically curved stretch of road, river, or land

Noun: a sweepstake

Noun: an instance of winning every event, award, or place in a contest

Noun: a long, heavy oar used to row a barge or other vessel

Noun: a sail of a windmill

Noun: a long pole mounted as a lever for raising buckets from a well