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sweeping |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sweep 2 of 9 senses of sweep Sense 2 sweep, sail => swan Sense 8 sweep => rake Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sweep 2 of 9 senses of sweep Sense 2 sweep, sail => swan Sense 8 sweep => rake => enfilade Entailment of verb sweep Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sweep 9 senses of sweep Sense 1 brush, sweep => move Sense 2 sweep, sail => move Also See-> sweep through#1 Sense 3 sweep, broom => wipe, pass over Sense 4 embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up drag, drag in => involve Sense 5 cross, traverse, span, sweep => cover, extend Sense 6 sweep => clean, make clean Sense 7 sweep => win Sense 8 sweep => cover, extend Sense 9 swing, sweep, swing out => wield, handle Familiarity of verb sweep sweep used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sweep Sense 1 brush, sweep => move Sense 2 sweep, sail => move -------------- Sense 3 sweep, broom => wipe, pass over Sense 6 sweep => clean, make clean -------------- Sense 4 embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up drag, drag in => involve -------------- Sense 5 cross, traverse, span, sweep => cover, extend -------------- Sense 7 sweep => win -------------- Sense 8 sweep => cover, extend -------------- Sense 9 swing, sweep, swing out => wield, handle -------------- Grep of noun sweeping minesweeping sweeping Overview of noun sweeping The noun sweeping has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sweeping -- (the act of cleaning with a broom) Overview of verb sweep The verb sweep has 9 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (13) brush, sweep -- (sweep across or over "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience") 2. (12) sweep, sail -- (move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky") 3. (5) sweep, broom -- (sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed") 4. (3) embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up drag, drag in -- (force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business") 5. (2) cross, traverse, span, sweep -- (to cover a wide area; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres") 6. (1) sweep -- (clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor") 7. (1) sweep -- (win an overwhelming victory in or on: "Her new show dog swept all championships") 8. sweep -- (cover the entire range of) 9. swing, sweep, swing out -- (make a big sweeping gesture or movement) Overview of adj sweeping The adj sweeping has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) sweeping -- (taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river") 2. (2) sweeping -- (moving in a wide curve; "sweeping strokes") 3. sweeping, wholesale -- (ignoring distinctions; "indiscriminate slaughter of a population"; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction") 4. extensive, far-reaching, sweeping -- (having broad range or effect; "had extensive press coverage"; "far-reaching changes in the social structure"; "sweeping reforms") Antonyms of adj sweeping 4 senses of sweeping Sense 1 sweeping INDIRECT (VIA wide) -> narrow Sense 2 sweeping INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving Sense 3 sweeping, wholesale INDIRECT (VIA indiscriminate) -> discriminate, discriminating Sense 4 extensive, far-reaching, sweeping INDIRECT (VIA comprehensive) -> noncomprehensive, incomprehensive Similarity of adj sweeping 4 senses of sweeping Sense 1 sweeping => wide (vs. narrow), broad Sense 2 sweeping => moving (vs. nonmoving) Sense 3 sweeping, wholesale => indiscriminate (vs. discriminate) Sense 4 extensive, far-reaching, sweeping => comprehensive (vs. noncomprehensive) Attributes of adj sweeping Familiarity of adj sweeping sweeping used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj sweeping sweeping Overview of noun sweeping The noun sweeping has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sweeping -- (the act of cleaning with a broom) Overview of verb sweep The verb sweep has 9 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (13) brush, sweep -- (sweep across or over "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience") 2. (12) sweep, sail -- (move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky") 3. (5) sweep, broom -- (sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed") 4. (3) embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up drag, drag in -- (force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business") 5. (2) cross, traverse, span, sweep -- (to cover a wide area; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres") 6. (1) sweep -- (clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor") 7. (1) sweep -- (win an overwhelming victory in or on: "Her new show dog swept all championships") 8. sweep -- (cover the entire range of) 9. swing, sweep, swing out -- (make a big sweeping gesture or movement) Overview of adj sweeping The adj sweeping has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) sweeping -- (taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river") 2. (2) sweeping -- (moving in a wide curve; "sweeping strokes") 3. sweeping, wholesale -- (ignoring distinctions; "indiscriminate slaughter of a population"; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction") 4. extensive, far-reaching, sweeping -- (having broad range or effect; "had extensive press coverage"; "far-reaching changes in the social structure"; "sweeping reforms")
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