sweeping
swee ping
- n the act of cleaning with a broom
- v sweep across or over
- v move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
- v sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
- v force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- v to cover or extend over an area or time period
- v clean by sweeping
- v win an overwhelming victory in or on
- v cover the entire range of
- v make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- s taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
a sweeping glance
a wide-sweeping view of the river - s ignoring distinctions
sweeping generalizations
- Amid these bold attempts at reform there was one sweeping revolution: the drastic political and social overhaul of Venezuela beginning under President Hugo Chvez Fras, 45.
- Ma, a Harvard Law School graduate, is proposing that China and Taiwan set aside the ideological differences at the heart of their conflict and engage in a sweeping program of .
- House lawmakers want to pry open the books of the famously secretive Federal Reserve with legislation that would subject the central bank to a sweeping congressional audit.