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Meanings of sweep in inglês

catalão
escura-xemeneies
espanhol
limipa chimeneas

Someone who cleans soot from chimneys.

escura-xemeneies
português
ser empurrado

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

ser empurrado
Synonyms
Examples for "chimneysweep"
Examples for "chimneysweep"
1
She would as soon marry a chairman or a chimneysweep, I'm thinking.
Richard Carvel — Volume 02
2
The chimneysweep laughed so that he let his brush fall on the floor.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 / Boule de Suif and Other...
3
And to your town-girls, who no longer see romance in a Chimneysweep, your Poacher's a Pirate and your Shepherd a Poet.
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
português
abranger
catalão
comprendre
espanhol
abarcar

To cover or extend over an area or time period.

abranger
catalão
penjar
espanhol
columpiar

Make a big sweeping gesture or movement.

penjar
Usage of sweep in inglês
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
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
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