English to English
sweeping
('sw/i/p/I//N/
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adjective (a)
- Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the act of cleaning with a broom(noun.act)source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination(adj.all)Example:
A sweeping glance.
A wide-sweeping view of the river.
source: wordnet30 - ignoring distinctions(adj.all)Example:
Sweeping generalizations.
source: wordnet30