Swept synonyms
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Part of speech:
To extend, stretch, reach, or pass over or across
To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
To interfere with; thwart or obstruct:
(Informal) To fight, quarrel, or argue
Embroil is defined as to involve someone in an argument or confusion.
(Computers) To cause text or other graphics in a window or frame to appear larger on the screen.
To whisk is defined as to move something or someone very quickly, or to beat or mix foods using a special kitchen tool, also called a whisk.
To vacuum is to clean using a tool that sucks dirt or other elements into a storage container.
To swoop is to move or arc downward through the air rapidly, or to come in quickly and seize something, or to carry out an unexpected attack.
To extend or reach over a distance or area or in a given direction:
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:
To run or range about, as in search or pursuit
To be removable:
To move in an orbit or circle
To descend with little or no engine power, using airflow to control lift
To present; offer:
To shoot (an animal, for example) with a dart, especially to inject a drug.
The graph of a function on a coordinate plane. In this technical sense, straight lines, circles, and waves are all curves.
To use a brush on; clean, polish, paint, smooth, etc. with a brush
A city of central Oregon on the Deschutes River in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Range.
To clean or put in order:
In a clear manner; so as to be clear
To manage or navigate (a boat or ship)
To suspend on hinges:
To signal or express by waving the hand or an object held in the hand:
To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically.
To wave, shake, or exhibit in a menacing, challenging, or exultant way; flourish
To carry or transport in an aircraft or spacecraft:
mopped (related)
To mop is to clean or wipe up with a cleaning tool.
expressed (related)
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Find another word for swept. In this page you can discover 35 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for swept, like: unswept, spanned, traversed, crossed, dragged, tangled, embroiled, zoomed, whisked, vacuumed and swooped.