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swept: verb
sweep: I. noun II. transitive verb III. intransitive verb
sweep aside: transitive verb
sweep away: transitive verb
sweep out: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb
sweep up: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb

swept [swept] VB

swept pt of sweep:

See also sweep up , sweep out , sweep away , sweep aside

I . sweep up VB trans

1. sweep (brush and gather):

na kup pometati [perf na kup pomesti]

2. sweep (gather):

II . sweep up VB intr

I . sweep out VB trans

II . sweep out VB intr

sweep away VB trans

1. sweep:

sweep (remove)

sweep (remove) (water)

sweep (remove) (water) fig doubts, objections

2. sweep fig (carry away):

sweep aside VB trans

1. sweep (cause to move):

2. sweep fig (dismiss):

sweep doubts, objections

sweep doubts, objections

I . sweep [swi:p] N

1. sweep no pl (a clean with a brush):

2. sweep dated (chimney sweep):

dimnikar(ka) m (f)

3. sweep:

sweep (movement)

zamah m

sweep (with sabre, scythe)

udarec m

sweep (with sabre, scythe)

zamah m

sweep (all-covering strike)

obširen napad m

4. sweep (range):

doseg m

domet m

5. sweep inf → sweepstake:

II . sweep <swept, swept> [swi:p] VB trans

1. sweep (with a broom):

pometati [perf pomesti]

ometati [perf omesti]

2. sweep (take in powerful manner):

smiling, he swept me into his arms

z nasmehom me je potegnil v objem

she swept the pile of papers into her bag

pometla je papirje v torbo

3. sweep (spread):

to sweep sth

razširiti se kje

a 1970s fashion revival is sweeping Europe

v Evropi je vedno bolj priljubljena moda v stilu 70-ih let

to sweep the board

priigrati ves dobiček

to sweep sth under the carpet

pomesti kaj pod preprogo

to sweep sb off his/her feet

zmešati komu glavo

III . sweep <swept, swept> [swi:p] VB intr (move smoothly)

sweep person

the beam of the lighthouse swept across the sea

žarek s svetilnika je zdrsel po morju

See also sweepstake

sweep·stake [ˈswi:psteɪk] N

stava pri konjskih dirkah, kjer dobitnik pobere vložke vseh igralcev

sweep aside VB trans

1. sweep (cause to move):

2. sweep fig (dismiss):

sweep doubts, objections

sweep doubts, objections

sweep away VB trans

1. sweep:

sweep (remove)

sweep (remove) (water)

sweep (remove) (water) fig doubts, objections

2. sweep fig (carry away):

I . sweep out VB trans

II . sweep out VB intr

I . sweep up VB trans

1. sweep (brush and gather):

na kup pometati [perf na kup pomesti]

2. sweep (gather):

II . sweep up VB intr

Usage examples with swept

smiling, he swept me into his arms

z nasmehom me je potegnil v objem

she swept the pile of papers into her bag

pometla je papirje v torbo

the beam of the lighthouse swept across the sea

žarek s svetilnika je zdrsel po morju

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He was able to successfully employ severely swept wings in his tailless aircraft as a means of creating positive longitudinal static stability. en.wikipedia.org

Towards evening, a fierce wind swept down from the north, which continued with increased frigidity and fury until midnight, and today all roads are completely blocked. www.inforum.com

Soapbox derby champions normally like to pay tribute to their parents for helping them build the awesome car that swept them to victory. www.brantfordexpositor.ca

As these planets migrated, resonances would be swept through the asteroid belt and Kuiper belt. en.wikipedia.org

It was a small, chubby aircraft with a single central air intake, a bubble cockpit and a very thin swept-back wing. en.wikipedia.org

Collective bargaining swept into higher education on the coattails of legislation authorizing public employees to negotiate. en.wikipedia.org

Vertical and horizontal tail surfaces are trapezoidal, with a swept fin. en.wikipedia.org

Many prisoners died in typhus epidemics that swept the camp in the winter of 1942 and again in 1944. en.wikipedia.org

Bell configured the 533 with two 26.8ft m swept-back wings. en.wikipedia.org

A powerful searchlight swept the watery runway to guide the pilot. en.wikipedia.org

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