sweep

VERBNOUN /swip/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

sweep is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1W4E1E1P3
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does sweep mean?

VERB · 9 SENSES
1

Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2

Sweep across or over.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
3

Clean by sweeping.

“Please sweep the floor”

4

Cover the entire range of.

NARROWER
5

Win an overwhelming victory in or on.

BROADER
6

Sweep with a broom or as if with a broom.

SYNONYMS
7

To cover or extend over an area or time period.

8

Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action.

BROADER
9

Make a big sweeping gesture or movement.

NOUN · 6 SENSES
1

A wide scope.

“the sweep of the plains”

SYNONYMS
2

A movement in an arc.

“a sweep of his arm”

3

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line.

SYNONYMS
4

Someone who cleans soot from chimneys.

BROADER
5

A long oar used in an open boat.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
6

Winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge.

SYNONYMS
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of sweep

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