Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "sweep" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

May Day sweep May-day sweep asweep chimney sweep clean sweep downsweep downsweep foot sweep insweep jet sweep leg sweep mark and sweep muzzle sweep new brooms sweep clean outsweep ping sweep podium sweep reverse sweep sea sweep slog-sweep sweep across sweep along sweep aside sweep away sweep in sweep line sweep net sweep out sweep picking sweep saw sweep someone off their feet sweep something under the carpet sweep something under the rug sweep the board sweep the deck sweep the floor with someone sweep up sweep-chimney sweep-washer sweeper sweepstake sweepy upsweep upsweep variable sweep

Etymologically Related To

swoop

Context

card games cricket curling martial arts metalworking nautical refining sports

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

ambit clean cleaner compass continue cover extend handle involve make clean manage motility motion move move movement oar orbit pass over range reach run running running game running play scope triumph victory wield win wipe

Type Of (IsA)

motion oar scope software

Manner Of

clean cover move win wipe

Related Terms

abruptly action almond furnace arc batsman blade broom broom action brush bug casino chimney sweep clean cleaning clearing clearing motion curl defeat dragon boat draw fulcrum headland horizontal ice kneeling kyphosid lose lottery methodical methodically motion mould movable oar point quickly random rectilinear remove search series shot steer stone subfamily surf boat takedown templet thoroughly throw tidying win windmill

Similar Terms

broom brush sail

Synonym Network

brush chimney sweep chimneysweeper cross embroil end run slam swing

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.