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sweep verb

  /swiːp/
  • (transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
 fegen, kehren
  • (transitive) To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
 abräumen, fegen, fortschwemmen, mitreißen, wegspülen, wischen
  • To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
 abwischen, wischen
  • (transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
 auf den Kopf stellen
  • (intransitive, figuratively) To travel quickly.
 fahren, fegen, sausen
  • (intransitive) To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
 fegen, rauschen
  • (sports, transitive) To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
 hinwegfegen
  • (nautical) To draw or drag something over.
 schleifen, umpflügen
  • To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
  • To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
 schwenken
  • (transitive, ergative) To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
 schwingen
  • (curling) To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
 wischen

sweep noun

  /swiːp/
  • Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
 Biegung
  • 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.
 Brunnenschwengel, Schwingbaum, Schöpfschwengel
  • Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
 Fegerbarsch, Steinbrasse
  • Any of the blades of a windmill.
 Flügel, Gewinnspiel, Tippspiel
  • The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
 Gewinnspiel, Schwenkbereich, Tippspiel
  • A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
 Küstendrift, Küstenlängsströmung, Küstenströmung, Litoralströmung
  • A single action of sweeping.
 Schwung, einmaliges Drüberfegen
  • A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
 Stechpaddel
  • A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
 Steuermann, Sweeper

sweeping noun

  /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
  • (uncountable) The activity of sweeping.
 Fegen, Kehren
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