sweep
verb (used with object)
to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
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Occasionally someone would point out a particularly lethal-looking piece of nail-studded wood or suggest that a large and unsweepable wall chunk should be carried by hand to the pile.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2016