swept

[ swept ]
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verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sweep1.

adjective
  1. (of a sword guard) made up of curved bars.

Origin of swept

1
First recorded in 1550–60, for the adjective

Other words from swept

  • un·swept, adjective

Words Nearby swept

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How to use swept in a sentence

  • Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."

    St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
  • When Europeans, native travelers and mails were swept out of existence they fought each other.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • Grandfather Mole felt it brush his back as it swept into place again.

    The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott Bailey
  • Her black eyelashes were long, and under their protecting shadow she swept a glance at the card above the young man's plate.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • He swam with her upon the summit of the breaking Wave, lifted upon its crest, swept onward irresistibly.

    The Wave | Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for swept

swept

/ (swɛpt) /


verb
  1. the past tense of sweep

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