sweep vs run

sweep and run both are nouns.

sweep and run both are verbs.

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

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

sweep: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
run: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

Other hypernyms of sweep include running, running game, running play.

sweep (noun)	run (noun)
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line	the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
a movement in an arc	a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
a long oar used in an open boat	(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
a wide scope	a regular trip
winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge	a short trip
someone who cleans soot from chimneys	the act of testing something
	an unbroken chronological sequence
	the pouring forth of a fluid
	a row of unravelled stitches
	a race run on foot
	a race between candidates for elective office
	an unbroken series of events
	a small stream
	the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
	unrestricted freedom to use
	the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

sweep (verb)	run (verb)
win an overwhelming victory in or on	reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
sweep with a broom or as if with a broom	come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
clean by sweeping	progress by being changed
make a big sweeping gesture or movement	change from one state to another
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions	become undone
sweep across or over	cause to perform
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action	compete in a race
to cover or extend over an area or time period	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
cover the entire range of	run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
	perform as expected when applied
	pass over, across, or through
	be operating, running or functioning
	conduct to completion
	cause to emit recorded audio or video
	include as the content; broadcast or publicize
	move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
	move along, of liquids
	keep company
	sail before the wind
	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
	cover by running; run a certain distance
	run with the ball; in such sports as football
	be diffused
	travel a route regularly
	cause an animal to move fast
	move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
	travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
	deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
	carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
	make without a miss
	direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
	set animals loose to graze
	stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
	be affected by; be subjected to
	continue to exist
	have a particular form
	extend or continue for a certain period of time
	occur persistently
	change or be different within limits
	cause something to pass or lead somewhere

sweep vs run

sweep and run both are nouns.

sweep and run both are verbs.

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