Chapter Survey to Sweet-scabious of S by Soule's Synonymes

Sweep, n.

1. Range, compass, scope, reach.

2. Swipe, swape, well-sweep.

3. Destruction, havoc, ravage, devastation.

4. Sweeper, chimney-sweep.

5. Curve, curvature, flexure, bend.

Sweep away.

1. Clear away (by a broom), brush away.

2. Dislodge, remove, expel, drive off, sweep off.

3. Destroy, overwhelm, carry off.

Sweeping, a.

1. Destructive.

2. Wholesale, extensive, broad, comprehensive.

3. Unqualified, exaggerated, extravagant.

Sweepings, n. pl. Refuse, offscourings, dirt, rubbish.

Sweep off. Sweep away, sweep, brush off, brush away.

Sweep out.

1. Eject.

2. Clean, brush out, clear out.

Sweepstakes, n.

1. Winner (in gaming or in horse-racing).