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• sweep|ing — …   Useful english dictionary

• mine|sweep|ing — «MYN SWEE pihng», noun. the process of dragging a harbor, the sea, or other area, to remove underwater mines laid by an enemy …   Useful english dictionary

• sweep´ing|ness — …   Useful english dictionary

• ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

• sweep — en·sweep; sweep; sweep·age; sweep·dom; sweep·stakes; sweep·er; sweep·ing; sweep·ing·ly; sweep·ing·ness; …   English syllables

• sweep — I [[t]swip[/t]] v. swept, sweep•ing, n. 1) to remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with a broom, brush, or the like 2) to clear (a floor, room, chimney, etc.) of dirt, litter, or the like, using a broom or brush 3) to drive or carry by some steady force, as …   From formal English to slang

• sweep — [[t]swi͟ːp[/t]] ♦♦♦ sweeps, sweeping, swept 1) VERB If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle. [V n] The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in... [V n prep/adv]… …   English dictionary

• o|ver|sweep — «OH vuhr SWEEP», transitive verb, swept, sweep|ing. to sweep over …   Useful english dictionary

• up|sweep — «verb. uhp SWEEP; noun. UHP SWEEP», verb, swept, sweep|ing, noun. –v.t. to cause to be upswept. –v.i. to be upswept. –n. an upswept thing, part, or arrangement …   Useful english dictionary

• down|sweep — «DOWN SWEEP», verb, swept, sweep|ing, noun. –v.t. to cause to be downswept. –v.i. to be downswept: »Herefords…with long, downsweeping horns (New Yorker). –n. a downswept thing, part, or arrangement …   Useful english dictionary