definition of
sweep

[1] #1 sweep v. [brush] sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience". wn

[2] #2 sweep v. [sail] 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". wn

[3] #3 sweep v. [broom] sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed". wn

[4] #4 sweep n. [expanse] a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains". wn

[5] #5 sweep v. [embroil, tangle, sweep up, drag, drag in] 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". wn