n. 25B6; verb
she swept the floor : BRUSH, clean, scrub, wipe, mop, dust, scour; informal do.
I swept the crumbs off : REMOVE, brush, clean, clear, whisk.
he was swept out to sea : CARRY, pull, drag, tow.
riots swept the country : ENGULF, overwhelm, flood.
he swept down the stairs : GLIDE, sail, breeze, drift, flit, flounce; stride, stroll, swagger.
a limousine swept past : GLIDE, sail, rush, race, streak, speed, fly, zoom, whizz, hurtle; informal tear, whip.
police swept the conference room : SEARCH, probe, check, explore, go through, scour, comb.
25B6; noun
a great sweep of his hand : GESTURE, stroke, wave, movement.
a security sweep : SEARCH, hunt, exploration, probe.
a long sweep of golden sand : EXPANSE, tract, stretch, extent, plain.
the broad sweep of our interests : RANGE, span, scope, compass, reach, spread, ambit, remit, gamut, spectrum, extent.
25A0; sweep something aside DISREGARD, ignore, take no notice of, dismiss, shrug off, forget about, brush aside.
25A0; sweep something under the carpet HIDE, conceal, suppress, hush up, keep quiet about, censor, gag, withhold, cover up, stifle.