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Meanings of sweep in English

Catalan
escura-xemeneies
Spanish
limipa chimeneas

Someone who cleans soot from chimneys.

escura-xemeneies
Portuguese
ser empurrado

Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action.

ser empurrado
Portuguese
abranger
Catalan
comprendre
Spanish
abarcar

To cover or extend over an area or time period.

abranger
Catalan
penjar
Spanish
columpiar

Make a big sweeping gesture or movement.

penjar
Synonyms
Examples for "cross"
Examples for "cross"
1
Thousands of migrants attempt to cross the Mediterranean to Europe every year.
Radio NZ
2
Future studies of comprehensive prenatal case management should focus on cross-level questions.
Pubmed
3
Since Israel's Gaza offensive 18 months ago, cross-border violence has largely abated.
Reuters
4
The rest needs to come from either cross-selling or new growth initiatives.
Reuters
5
How can I cross the swarming sea and reach home at last?'
The Odyssey
1
These so-called 'news talk shows' have the attention span of a gerbil.
Cauldron of Ghosts
2
Yet, how quickly we forget extreme events as the media attention-span wanes.
The Irish Times
3
In both cases, however, the projections span a wide range of possibilities.
The Guardian
4
The SEC and DOJ probes span the securities industry, the company said.
Reuters
5
However, they couldn't brainwash him because his attention span was too short.
The new yorker
1
Likewise, consider a short rappel or tension traverse to circumnavigate sticky problems.
Climbing Magazine
2
Freely traverse the water in your military kayak, across rich, flooded environments.
The South African
3
He recovered enough over the next 10 days to allow the traverse.
Climbing Magazine
4
Gordon abandoned the traverse and followed an ascending crack in the wall.
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North
5
People traverse the dangerous journey to the US because of deep fear.
The Guardian
Usage of sweep in English
1
The song is right: the Mournes do sweep down to the sea.
The Irish Times
2
The military said it had prepared options for a Gaza ground sweep.
Reuters
3
Rather, the question is: can it sweep through the other top categories?.
Reuters
4
Analysts say a Democratic sweep could also bode well for emerging markets.
Reuters
5
Britain's virtual sweep also included best comedy for Channel 4's The I.T.
Reuters
6
I sweep it clear enough to get Thomas clear of the doorway.
Dead beat
7
Do you know how to do a sweep from a particular position?
Radio NZ
8
Kyle glanced back often down the sweep of the great serpent behind.
Assail
9
And that means that they're just going to sweep our population aside.
Radio NZ
10
The soul needs air; a wide sweep and frequent change of it.
The House of the Seven Gables
11
The sweep of a gray dress showed in front of the settle.
Lazarre
12
Twenty years would sweep him forward to the futuristic date of 1955.
Atonement
13
This would sweep the approach in front and upon the left flank.
Ismailia
14
There was no let-up in the steady creaking of the long sweep.
The Flaming Forest
15
The only question is how emphatically it's going to sweep the Oscars.
The Guardian
16
Then put the fire-place in order, and sweep and dust the kitchen.
American Woman's Home: Or, Principles of Domestic Science; / Bei...
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Sweep through the time
Sweep across language varieties
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Common
Ireland
Common
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