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move vs sweep

sweep vs move

move and sweep both are nouns.

move and sweep both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
move Yes No Yes No
sweep Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sweep is a hyponym of move; that is, sweep is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  • sweep: a movement in an arc
As verbs, sweep is a hyponym of move; that is, sweep is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than move:
  • move: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  • sweep: move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
Other hyponyms of move include move involuntarily, move reflexively, quicken, stretch, stretch out, click, flick, snap, bend, flex, propagate, spread, reach, reach out, potter, potter around, putter, putter around, dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, drop back, hit the deck, hit the dirt, gravitate, fly, ease up, give, give way, move over, yield, cut to, lurch, pitch, shift, jar, jolt, duck, bob, wallow, welter, squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe, coggle, wobble, sashay, sidle, sidle, sail, brush, waggle, wamble, chop, reciprocate, move back and forth, nod, beat, pulsate, quiver, beat, pound, thump, seesaw, teeter, totter, buck, hitch, jerk, cant, cant over, pitch, slant, tilt, careen, shift, tilt, wobble, boil, churn, moil, roil, slip, steal, agitate, shake, vibrate, jerk, twitch, flip, twitch, click, snap, agitate, budge, shift, stir, arouse, stir, dance, stumble, trip, falter, waver, flap, roll, undulate, wave, mill, mill about, mill around, turn, jump, start, startle, mope, mope around, bestride, climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up, climb, strike out, bound, jump, leap, spring, bolt, get down, assume, strike, take, take up, seesaw, exit, get out, go out, leave, part, separate, split, diverge, lean, list, tumble, whirl, whirl around, close, come together, bustle, bustle about, hustle, fidget, dawdle, linger, cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince, hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust, swoop, flow, flux, course, feed, flow, run, flurry, streak, heave, crash, thunder, snap, beat, flap, fling, hop, turn, dodge, dodge, throw, make way, dance, grab, cut, close, jump, jump off, leap, slip.
move (noun) sweep (noun)
the act of deciding to do something (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
the act of changing your residence or place of business a movement in an arc
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game a long oar used in an open boat
a change of position that does not entail a change of location a wide scope
the act of changing location from one place to another winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
someone who cleans soot from chimneys
move (verb) sweep (verb)
be in a state of action win an overwhelming victory in or on
go or proceed from one point to another sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
progress by being changed clean by sweeping
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting make a big sweeping gesture or movement
have a turn; make one's move in a game move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
give an incentive for action sweep across or over
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
arouse sympathy or compassion in to cover or extend over an area or time period
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion cover the entire range of
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
dispose of by selling
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
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