Sweep

swc'p, v.t. to wipe or nib over with a brush or broom to carry along or off by a long brushing stroke or force to destroy or carry off at a stroke to strike with a long stroke to carry with poinp to drag over to pa rapidly over. v.i. to pa swiftly and forcibly to pa with pomp to move with a long rearh fa t and pa p. swept - n act of sweeping extent of a stroke, or of anything turning or in motion direction of a curve a chimney-sweeper — Sweep er. [A.S sivapan cog wiih Low Ger swept;n (Jer scAwci/cn, Of. L Swab, Swoop, and Swift Sweepings, swSp'ing/, pi things collected by sweeping rubbish. Sweepstakes, swfip's takz, n all the money or other things staked or won at a horserace, or in gaming. [So called because the winner weeps up all the stakes or deposit-,