Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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sweep | Yes | No | Yes | No |
slam | Yes | No | Yes | No |
sweep (noun) | slam (noun) |
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(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect |
a movement in an arc | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge |
a long oar used in an open boat | a forceful impact that makes a loud noise |
a wide scope | the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects |
winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge | |
someone who cleans soot from chimneys |
sweep (verb) | slam (verb) |
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win an overwhelming victory in or on | strike violently |
sweep with a broom or as if with a broom | close violently |
clean by sweeping | throw violently |
make a big sweeping gesture or movement | dance the slam dance |
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 |