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sweep

Definition

  • verb: to remove (something, such as dust or dirt) from a surface with a broom or brush or with a quick movement of your hand, fingers, etc.
  • verb: to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: sweeper, slam, rush

Examples

  • The new governor has made a 'clean sweep' of the staff in the governor's mansion. [=the new governor completely replaced the former governor's staff]

  • He gave the floor/room a quick 'sweep'. [=he swept the floor/room quickly]

  • The election was a 'clean sweep' for local Democratic candidates.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) It's for the rarest of specimens. The worst of the worst. It's taken centuries, but I've collected all the Knights but you. The creators want to sweep their chessboard clean. I'm slave to no one. All this species mixing with species. It upsets the cosmic balance. (..)
    2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction