Sweep

1. n. The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
2. v. i. To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively.
3. v. i. To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes.
4. v. i. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
5. v. i. To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
6. v. i. To strike with a long stroke.
7. v. i. To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net.
8. v. i. To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope.
9. v. i. To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like.
10. v. i. To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room.
11. 1n. 1 The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
12. 1v. i. 1 To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.