SWEEP


Meaning of SWEEP in English

I

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 ~

II

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

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.