sweep vs motility

motility vs sweep

sweep and motility both are nouns.

sweep is a verb but motility is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sweep	Yes	No	Yes	No
motility	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, motility is a hypernym of sweep; that is, motility is a word with a broader meaning than sweep:

sweep: a movement in an arc
motility: a change of position that does not entail a change of location

Other hypernyms of sweep include motion, move, movement.

sweep (noun)	motility (noun)
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
a movement in an arc	ability to move spontaneously and independently
a long oar used in an open boat
a wide scope
winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
someone who cleans soot from chimneys

sweep (verb)	motility (verb)
win an overwhelming victory in or on
sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
clean by sweeping
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
sweep across or over
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
to cover or extend over an area or time period
cover the entire range of

Difference between sweep and motility

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