sweep in WordNet English dictionary

1. sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
   "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
   sweep  broom 
   
2. sweep across or over
   "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
   brush  sweep 
   
3. to cover or extend over an area or time period
   "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
   cross  traverse  span  sweep 
   
4. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
   "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
   embroil  tangle  sweep  sweep up  drag  drag in 
   
5. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
   "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
   sweep  sail 
   
6. win an overwhelming victory in or on
   "Her new show dog swept all championships"
   sweep 
   
7. clean by sweeping
   "Please sweep the floor"
   sweep 
   
8. make a big sweeping gesture or movement
   swing  sweep  swing out 
   
9. cover the entire range of
   sweep 
   

1. someone who cleans soot from chimneys
   chimneysweeper  chimneysweep  sweep 
   
2. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
   end run  sweep 
   
3. a wide scope
   "the sweep of the plains"
   sweep  expanse 
   
4. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
   slam  sweep 
   
5. a movement in an arc
   "a sweep of his arm"
   sweep 
   
6. a long oar used in an open boat
   sweep  sweep oar