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n.
reconnaissance
1) to make a ~ (behind enemy lines)
winning of a series of contests
2) to make a clean ~ (of a series)
~er
3) a chimney ~
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v.
1) ( d ; intr. , tr. ) ('to move overwhelmingly') to ~ into (the other party swept into office; they were swept into the sea)
2) ( d ; intr. ) ('to move swiftly') to ~ through (our troops swept through the village)
3) ( N ; used with an adjective) ('to clean with a broom') to ~ a floor clean