a wide scope

someone who cleans soot from chimneys

winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

a long oar used in an open boat

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

a movement in an arc

sweep across or over

move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

sweep with a broom or as if with a broom

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

to cover or extend over an area or time period

clean by sweeping

win an overwhelming victory in or on

cover the entire range of

make a big sweeping gesture or movement

eliminate completely and without a trace

overwhelm emotionally

a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes

a long oar used in an open boat

overwhelm emotionally

overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

succeed at easily

to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes

an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)

a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet

little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body

the act of cleaning with a broom

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

ignoring distinctions

in a sweeping manner

a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants