Sweeping
1sweeping — sweep‧ing [ˈswiːpɪŋ] adjective sweeping changes, cuts etc affect many people and make a big difference: • The multinational announced a sweeping reorganization of its trading and investment arm. • The firm has taken sweeping steps to tackle its… …
2Sweeping — Sweep ing, a. Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping… …
3Sweeping — bezeichnet: Sweep Picking, eine Spieltechnik für die E Gitarre ein Modellierverfahren der 3D Computergrafik, siehe Sweeping (Modellierung) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriff …
4sweeping — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extending or performed in a long, continuous curve. 2) wide in range or effect. 3) (of a statement) too general. ► NOUN (sweepings) ▪ dirt or refuse collected by sweeping. DERIVATIVES sweepingly adve …
5sweeping — [swē′piŋ] adj. 1. that sweeps; cleansing or carrying away with or as with a broom 2. reaching in a long curve or line 3. extending over the whole range or a great space 4. a) extensive; comprehensive; thoroughgoing b) complete; decisive …
6sweeping — index broad, complete (all embracing), comprehensive, extensive, far reaching, general, generic, incl …
7sweeping — *indiscriminate, wholesale Analogous words: promiscuous, heterogeneous, motley, *miscellaneous …
8sweeping — [adj] wide ranging across the board, all around, all embracing, all encompassing, all inclusive, all out, bird’s eye*, blanket, broad, complete, comprehensive, exaggerated, exhaustive, extensive, full, general, global, inclusive, indiscriminate,… …
9sweeping — sweep|ing [ˈswi:pıŋ] adj 1.) affecting many things, or making an important difference to something sweeping changes/cuts/reforms etc ▪ They want to make sweeping changes to education policies. 2.) [only before noun] including a lot of information …
10sweeping — [[t]swi͟ːpɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A sweeping curve is a long wide curve. ...the long sweeping curve of Rio s Guanabara Bay. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If someone makes a sweeping statement or generalization, they make a statement which… …
