MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP

Meaning of MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP in English

1》 remove all unwanted people or things ready to start afresh.

2》 win all of a group of related sporting contests.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP — v (sl) раздеться доиага
Dirty English-Russian vocab
MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP — win all games in a series The Jets made a clean sweep of the series - won all four games.
English Idioms vocab
MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP — win all games in a series The Jets made a clean sweep of the series - won all four games.
English Idioms vocabulary
MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP — (of) отдел(ыв)аться (от)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP — (of) отдел(ыв)аться (от)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWEEP — I. ˈswēp verb ( swept ˈswept ; swept ; sweeping ; sweeps ) Etymology: Middle English swepen; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWEEP — sweep 1 — sweepable , adj. /sweep/ , v. , swept, sweeping , n. v.t. 1. to move or remove …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLEAN — — cleanness , n. /kleen/ , adj., cleaner, cleanest , adv., cleaner, cleanest , v. adj. 1. free from dirt; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEEP — I. ˈswēp verb ( swept ˈswept ; sweep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English swepen; akin to Old English swāpan to sweep, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLEAN — I. ˈklēn adjective Etymology: Middle English clene, from Old English clǣne; akin to Old High German kleini delicate, dainty Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWEEP — noun the almond furnace. 2. sweep ·vi to strike with a long stroke. 3. sweep ·noun the act of sweeping. …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
CLEAN — superl free from ceremonial defilement. 2. clean ·superl free from moral defilement; sinless; pure. 3. clean ·superl free from dirt …
Webster English vocab
SWEEP — [sweep] vb swept ; sweep.ing [ME swepen; akin to OE swapan to sweep, OHG sweifen to wander] vt (14c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLEAN — [clean] adj [ME clene, fr. OE claene; akin to OHG kleini delicate, dainty] (bef. 12c) 1 a: free from dirt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWEEP — / swiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( swept , swept / swept; NAmE /) WITH BRUSH OR …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEEP — I. sweep 1 W3 /swiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle swept /swept/) [ Date: 1200-1300 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWEEP — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. swept) 1 tr. clean or clear (a room or area etc.) with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLEAN — adj., adv., v., & n. --adj. 1 (often foll. by of) free from dirt or contaminating matter, unsoiled. 2 clear; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWEEP — v. & n. v. (past and past part. swept) 1 tr. clean or clear (a room or area etc.) with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLEAN — adj., adv., v., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by of) free from dirt or contaminating matter, unsoiled. 2 clear; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWEEP — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. swept) 1. tr. clean or clear (a room or area etc.) with …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
CLEAN — adj., adv., v., & n. --adj. 1. (often foll. by of) free from dirt or contaminating matter, unsoiled. 2 clear; …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEEP — ( sweeps, sweeping, swept) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLEAN — ( cleaner, cleanest, cleans, cleaning, cleaned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEEP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a current sweeps sb/sth (= carries them very powerfully, so that they cannot stop …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWEEP — (CLEAN) [verb] [T] [past:] swept - to clean (esp. a floor) by using a brush to collect the dirt into …
Cambridge English vocab
CLEAN — (NO ROUGH EDGES) [adjective] -er, -est - having no rough edges; smooth; straight; evenWhat he liked about the car was …
Cambridge English vocab
SWEEP — Synonyms and related words : Derby, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, S-curve, aberrancy, aberration, advance, airscape, ambit, arc, arch, ball the …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLEAN — INDEX: 1. not dirty 2. completely clean so that diseases cannot spread 3. when you keep things clean to prevent …
Longman Activator English vocab
SWEEP — n. 25B6; verb she swept the floor : BRUSH, clean, scrub, wipe, mop, dust, scour; informal do. I swept the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLEAN — n. 25B6; adjective keep the wound clean : WASHED, scrubbed, cleansed, cleaned; spotless, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied, unblemished, immaculate, pristine, dirt-free, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLEAN — < language > A lazy higher-order purely functional language from the University of Nijmegen . Clean was originally a subset …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
CLEAN — adj. 1 pure, undefiled, unsullied, unmixed, unadulterated, uncontaminated, unpolluted, uninfected, unspoiled or unspoilt, sanitary, disinfected; antiseptic, decontaminated, purified, sterile The …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SWEEP — 1. сущ. 1) выметание; подметание; чистка 2) трубочист Oh, what can I do with him, he is a regular little …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLEAN — 1. сущ. уборка, чистка Give it a clean before returning it. ≈ Перед тем, как вернуть, эту вещь следует почистить. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWEEP — sweep.ogg 1. swi:p n 1. выметание, подметание to give a room a good sweep - как следует /хорошенько/ подмести комнату …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLEAN — clean.ogg 1. kli:n n 1. разг. чистка, уборка a good clean - основательная уборка she gives the room a clean …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SWEEP — 1) колебание; качание || колебаться; качаться 2) развёртка || развертывать 3) блок развёртки 4) подвигание ( очистного забоя ) 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SWEEP — 1) колебание; качание || колебаться; качаться 2) развёртка || развертывать 3) блок развёртки 4) подвигание (очистного забоя) 5) шаг подвигания (очистного забоя) 6) геофиз. свипирование; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SWEEP — 1) волокуша 2) выметание 3) журавель 4) замести 5) заметать 6) копновоз 7) мели 8) мести 9) метущий 10) обзор 11) тех. облучать 12) охват 13) охватывать 14) подметать 15) проноситься 16) протяжной 17) развертка 18) размах 19) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MAKE — 1) возмещать 2) восполнить 3) выплавлять 4) вырабатывать 5) выявить 6) изготовлять 7) изделие 8) конфекционировать 9) производить 10) равняться 11) совершать 12) составлять 13) уделать 14) уделывать 15) учинять 16) марка • make [take] comparison — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SWEEP — sweep сущ.1) выметание; подметание; чистка 2) трубочист Oh, what can I do with him, he is a regular little sweep! …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CLEAN — clean сущ.уборка, чистка Give it a clean before returning it. — Перед тем, как вернуть, эту вещь следует почистить. 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SWEEP — 1. swi:p n 1. выметание, подметание to give a room a good sweep - как следует /хорошенько/ подмести комнату 2. …
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