sweep vs orbit

sweep and orbit both are nouns.

sweep and orbit both are verbs.

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

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

sweep: a wide scope
orbit: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

Other hypernyms of sweep include ambit, compass, range, reach, scope.

sweep (noun)	orbit (noun)
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
a movement in an arc	the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
a long oar used in an open boat	the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
a wide scope	the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge	a particular environment or walk of life
someone who cleans soot from chimneys

sweep (verb)	orbit (verb)
win an overwhelming victory in or on	move in an orbit
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 orbit

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