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sweep noun

  /swiːp/
  • A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
 airo
  • The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
 aukeamisalue, heilahdusalue, pyörähdysalue, veikkaus
  • A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
 etsintä, syyni, tarkastus
  • A single action of sweeping.
 heilautus, lakaisu, pyyhkäisy
  • Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
 kaarros
  • (card games) In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
  • Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
 mökki
  • A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
 perämies
  • (martial arts) A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
  • Violent and general destruction.
 pyyhkäisy
  • A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
 rannan suuntainen virtaus
  • Any of the blades of a windmill.
 siipi, veikkaus
  • 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.
 vipu, vipupu

sweep verb

  /swiːp/
  • (curling) To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
 harjata
  • (transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
 harjata, lakaista, luutia
  • To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
 heilauttaa, heiluttaa
  • (transitive, ergative) To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
 heilauttaa, lakaista, pyyhkäistä
  • (transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
 kammata, syynätä, tarkastaa
  • To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
  • (nautical) To draw or drag something over.
 pyyhkiä
  • (transitive) To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
  • To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
 pyyhkiä, pyyhkäistä
  • (intransitive) To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
  • (intransitive, figuratively) To travel quickly.
 pyyhkäistä
  • (sports, transitive) To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
  • (sports, transitive) To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
 voittaa puhtaasti

sweeping adjective

  /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
  • Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.
 laaja, yleisluontoinen, yleistävä
chimney sweep
nuohooja, nokikolari
sweep something under the rug
lakaista maton alle
clean sweep
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