sweep away
1sweep away — index eliminate (eradicate), eradicate, obliterate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2sweep away — verb 1. eliminate completely and without a trace (Freq. 2) The old values have been wiped out • Syn: ↑wipe out • Derivationally related forms: ↑wipeout (for: ↑wipe out) …
3sweep away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sweep away : present tense I/you/we/they sweep away he/she/it sweeps away present participle sweeping away past tense swept away past participle swept away 1) to destroy or to completely remove something Many… …
4sweep away (something) — 1. to get rid of something. You will have to sweep away all your anger in order to improve your relations with your family. There was almost no wind to sweep the smog away. 2. to destroy something. The decision to close the lab meant that twenty… …
5sweep away — 1. Clear away (by a broom), brush away. 2. Dislodge, remove, expel, drive off, sweep off. 3. Destroy, overwhelm, carry off …
6sweep away — verb a) To remove something by, or as if by, sweeping. b) To overwhelm someone emotionally; sweep someone off their feet …
7Sweep — Sweep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweeping}.] [OE. swepen; akin to AS. sw[=a]pan. See {Swoop}, v. i.] 1. To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the… …
8sweep — ► VERB (past and past part. swept) 1) clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter. 2) move or push with great force. 3) (sweep away/aside) remove or abolish swiftly and suddenly. 4) search or survey (an area). 5) pass or traverse swiftly and… …
9sweep off — Sweep away, sweep, brush off, brush away …
10sweep — 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)¦… …
