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sweep

/swiːp/verb

उच्चारण स्वीप

झाड़ू लगाना; बहा ले जाना; जीत लेना

Core word

verbswept, swept
  1. 1

    [T, I]

    to clean a room, surface using a brush; to move or push somebody or something suddenly and with a lot of force; to win all the games in a series or all the seats in an election

    झाड़ू लगाना; बहा ले जाना; जीत लेना

    • sweep the floor
    • sweep the elections

    Synonyms brush clean carry away win dominate

Idioms 1

make a clean sweep (of sth)

to win all the prizes or parts of a competition; to win an election completely

सारे पुरस्कार या सीटें जीत लेना

  • India made a clean sweep of the series.
  • The party made a clean sweep of the seats in the state.
→Phrasal verbs 3

sweep sth aside

to ignore something completely

(किसी बात को) पूरी तरह नकार देना, दरकिनार करना

  • All our objections were swept aside.

sweep sth away

to get rid of something completely

(किसी चीज़ को) पूरी तरह मिटा देना, बहा ले जाना

  • The floods swept away many houses.
  • Old customs were swept away by the new laws.

sweep up

to remove dirt from the floor using a brush

(झाड़ू से) कूड़ा बुहारकर साफ़ करना

  • Please sweep up after the party.
  • She swept up the broken glass.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

brush clean carry away win dominate

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Sweep sth under the carpet (hide a problem); clean sweep (win everything).

Idioms: sweep sth under the carpet (समस्या छिपाना), clean sweep (सब कुछ जीत लेना)।