swept

[ swept ]

/ swɛpt /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of sweep¹.

adjective

(of a sword guard) made up of curved bars.

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Origin of swept

First recorded in 1550–60, for the adjective

OTHER WORDS FROM swept

un·swept, adjective

Words nearby swept

swelling, swelter, sweltering, sweltry, Swenson, swept, sweptback, swept volume, sweptwing, swerve, sweven

How to use swept in a sentence

He was also swept about in the music of D.C., a scene which gave rise to such acts as Fugazi and Thievery Corporation.
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In mid-summer, as the epidemic swept through the region, schools closed one by one.
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Business owners swept up glass in front of their barber shop.
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Fans and novices soon became swept up in the movement, tracing each work like buried treasure.
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As the deadly virus swept through the region, entire families of farmers and harvesters were wiped out.
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Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."
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When Europeans, native travelers and mails were swept out of existence they fought each other.
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Grandfather Mole felt it brush his back as it swept into place again.
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Her black eyelashes were long, and under their protecting shadow she swept a glance at the card above the young man's plate.
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He swam with her upon the summit of the breaking Wave, lifted upon its crest, swept onward irresistibly.
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British Dictionary definitions for swept

swept

/ (swɛpt) /

verb

the past tense of sweep

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swept

Origin of swept

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British Dictionary definitions for swept