sweep

verb [T] (WIN)

/swiːp/ (swept, swept) US informal

Definition

› to win all the parts of a competition, or to win very easily: The Yankees swept a four-game series from the Blue Jays.Winning and defeatingScoring, winning and losing in sport

(Definition of sweep verb (WIN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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sweep sth under the carpet idiom
sweep the board idiom
sweep verb (CLEAN)
sweep verb (MOVE)
sweep verb (REMOVE)
sweep verb (WIN)
sweeper noun (CLEANING)
sweeper noun (FOOTBALL)
sweeping adjective (GENERAL)
sweeping adjective (WIN)
sweepstake noun

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sweep sb along phrasal verb
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sweep sb off their feet idiom
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sweep sth under the rug, at sweep sth under the carpet idiom

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annihilate verb
bank verb (MONEY)
be one in the eye for sb idiom
beat sb at their own game idiom
beat sb hollow idiom
hammering noun (DEFEAT)
move/go in for the kill idiom
near thing noun
outclass verb
outmanoeuvre verb
outpace verb
overwhelm verb (FORCE)
rout noun
rout verb
triumphal adjective
triumphalism noun
triumphant adjective
trounce verb
trouncing noun
trouser verb

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