noun the almond furnace.
2. sweep ·vi to strike with a long stroke.
3. sweep ·noun the act of sweeping.
4. sweep ·vi to brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
5. sweep ·noun the compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.
6. sweep ·noun a movable templet for making molds, in loam molding.
7. sweep ·noun one who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper.
8. sweep ·noun violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease.
9. sweep ·noun direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass.
10. sweep ·vi to draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net.
11. sweep ·noun a large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
12. sweep ·noun the sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, ·etc.
13. sweep ·noun direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line.
14. sweep ·noun the compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.
15. sweep ·vi to carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
xvi. sweep ·noun the compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep.
xvii. sweep ·vi to pass over anything comprehensively; to range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space.
xviii. sweep ·vi to clean rooms, yards, ·etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, ·etc., with a broom, brush, or the like.
xix. sweep ·noun the mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads; any part of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle.
xx. sweep ·vi to pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope.
xxi. sweep ·noun a long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
xxii. sweep ·noun in the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam.
xxiii. sweep ·vi to pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, ·etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. used also figuratively.
xxiv. sweep ·vi to brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room.
xxv. sweep ·vi to drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes.