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swept

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swept  (swpt)
v.
Past tense and past participle of sweep.
swept
Verb
the past of sweep
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Adj.1.swept - possessing sweep; "the sleek swept wings of the plane"
unswept - not swept or having sweep; "a boxy little plane with square unswept wings"
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swept sweep


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I climbed the barren mountain, And my gaze swept far and wide For the red-lit eaves of my father's home, And I fancied that he sighed: My son has gone for a soldier, For a soldier night and day; But my son is wise, and may yet return, When the drums have died away.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
Time and again warriors had put out in their canoes to intercept him, but each time the hideous horde had swept into view to send the terrified natives shrieking back to the shore to lose themselves in the jungle.
The Beasts of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Soon she heard a rushing sound, and a big wave rose suddenly and swept the comb off the bank, and a minute after the head of her husband rose from the pond and gazed sadly at her.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
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