She swept through the room, speaking to no one.
•She swept through in a great hurry.
2. Fig. to perform some task quickly. •She swept through the musical number and ran offstage.
•It required a slower tempo, but she just swept through.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sweep through — verb succeed at easily (Freq. 1) She sailed through her exams You will pass with flying colors She nailed her astrophysics course • Syn: ↑breeze through, ↑ace, ↑pass with flying colors, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sweep — sweep1 W3S3 [swi:p] v past tense and past participle swept [swept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clean something)¦ 2¦(push something somewhere)¦ 3¦(push somebody/something with force)¦ 4¦(group moves)¦ 5¦(wind/waves etc)¦ 6¦(become popular)¦ 7¦(feeling)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sweep — 1 /swi:p/ verb past tense and past participle swept /swept/ 1 CLEAN STH (T) to clean the dust, dirt etc from the floor or ground using a special brush: Bert swept the path in front of the house. | Sweep the floor clean for me please. 2 PUSH STH… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sweep — sweep1 [ swip ] (past tense and past participle swept [ swept ] ) verb ** ▸ 1 clean with long brush ▸ 2 move/spread quickly ▸ 3 look at/search ▸ 4 stretch over large area ▸ 5 win easily ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to clean a floor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sweep — I UK [swiːp] / US [swɪp] verb Word forms sweep : present tense I/you/we/they sweep he/she/it sweeps present participle sweeping past tense swept UK [swept] / US past participle swept ** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to clean a floor, the ground … English dictionary
sweep — [[t]swi͟ːp[/t]] ♦♦♦ sweeps, sweeping, swept 1) VERB If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle. [V n] The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in... [V n prep/adv]… … English dictionary
Sweep (book series) — Sweep Author(s) Cate Tiernan Country USA … Wikipedia
sweep — [swēp] vt. swept, sweeping [ME swepen, akin to (or ? altered <) OE swapan: see SWOOP] 1. to clear or clean (a surface, room, etc.) as by brushing with a broom 2. to remove or clear away (dirt, debris, etc.) as with a broom or brushing movement … English World dictionary
sweep*/ — [swiːp] (past tense and past participle swept [swept] ) verb I 1) [T] to clean a floor using a long brush Her work consisted mainly of making coffee and sweeping the floor.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to move quickly or with a lot of force, or to take… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sweep — I. verb (swept; sweeping) Etymology: Middle English swepen; akin to Old English swāpan to sweep, Old High German sweifen to wander Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush < swept the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sail through — verb succeed at easily She sailed through her exams You will pass with flying colors She nailed her astrophysics course • Syn: ↑breeze through, ↑ace, ↑pass with flying colors, ↑sweep through, ↑nai … Useful english dictionary
