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sweep over vs knock out

knock out vs sweep over

sweep over and knock out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sweep over No No Yes No
knock out No No Yes No
As verbs, knock out is a hyponym of sweep over; that is, knock out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sweep over:
  • sweep over: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  • knock out: overwhelm with admiration
Other hyponyms of sweep over include devastate, clutch, get hold of, seize, kill, benight, stagger, lock.
sweep over (verb) knock out (verb)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli destroy or break forcefully
eliminate
empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out
knock unconscious or senseless
overwhelm with admiration
Difference between sweep over and knock out

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