sweep vs motion

motion vs sweep

sweep and motion both are nouns.

sweep and motion both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of sweep include motility, move, movement.

sweep (noun)	motion (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	the act of changing location from one place to another
a long oar used in an open boat	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
a wide scope	a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
someone who cleans soot from chimneys	an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
	a state of change

sweep (verb)	motion (verb)
win an overwhelming victory in or on	show, express or direct through movement
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

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