(transitive) to remove by sweeping or brushing. / (transitive, idiomatic) to remove someone from a place (where they are not wanted)

(transitive, intransitive) To clean by sweeping. / (transitive) to transport to shore by waves. / (transitive, usually passive) to overwhelm, to cause to become overly involved in.

(computing) A form of garbage collection in which every accessible object in memory is flagged, leaving unflagged only those that are no longer reachable and can thus be discarded.

(idiomatic) To win all the prizes in a competition. / (card games) To take all of the cards. / (idiomatic) To get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats.

(American football) A play where a wide receiver catches a short pitch, then runs left or right prior to running downfield.

(martial arts) A swipe of a fighter's leg meant do destabilize the adversary / (cricket) A sweep shot played to the leg side

To carelessly point a firearm at / across non-targets in a sweeping manner. It is a violation of muzzle discipline.

(figuratively) New management will often make radical changes.

Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day

An annual Chinese holiday on the first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar (April 4 or 5), during which families gather to honor their ancestors and clean their tombs. The festival is also associated with the consumption of qingtuan.