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sweep

verb / noun

Meaning

  1. verbTo clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.

    Example: to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney

  2. nounA single action of sweeping.

    Example: Give the front steps a quick sweep to get rid of those fallen leaves.

  3. verbTo move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.

    Example: The wind sweeps across the plain.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: e

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