Sweep
111sweep|back — «SWEEP BAK», noun. the acute angle at which the wing of an aircraft slopes or slants backwards from the fuselage to the wing tip: »The wings pivot in such a way that they can be ranged with almost no sweepback for take off and landing (Observer) …
112sweep|stake — «SWEEP STAYK», noun. 1. = sweepstakes. (Cf. ↑sweepstakes) 2. Obsolete. a) a person who wins all the stakes in a game. b) a person who takes all or everything. 3. Obsolete. a) a sweeping in or winning of all the stakes in a game. b) any total… …
113sweep|swing|er — «SWEEP SWIHNG uhr», noun. an oarsman in a racing crew …
114sweep something away — (or aside) remove, dispel, or abolish something in a swift and sudden way Nahum s smile swept away the air of apprehensive gloom * * * ˌsweep sthaˈway derived to get rid of sth completely • Any doubts had long since been swept away. Main entry:… …
115sweep somebody off their feet — ˌsweep sb off their ˈfeet idiom to make sb fall suddenly and deeply in love with you • She s waiting for some hero to come and sweep her off her feet. Main entry: ↑sweepidiom …
116sweep aside — index rescind Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
117sweep away — index eliminate (eradicate), eradicate, obliterate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
118sweep out — index purge (purify) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
119sweep through — index patrol, perambulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
120sweep something under the rug — sweep (something) under the rug to hide something embarrassing. The scandal was swept under the rug because of the important people involved in it …
