sweep over

Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb

sweep over - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

overwhelm, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome

devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

clutch, get hold of, seize - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

kill - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"

benight - overtake with darkness or night

knock out - overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm"

stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"

lock - hold fast (in a certain state); "He was locked in a laughing fit"

References in periodicals archive ?

LAHORE -- All-rounder Mohammad Haris scored an unbeaten half-century and took two wickets to lead Pakistan U19 to a seven-wicket win against South Africa U19 in the seventh 50-over match played at the Chatsworth Cricket Oval in Durban on Sunday and helped Pakistan record a clean sweep over South Africa U19.

Haris helps Pakistan U19 clean sweep South Africa

Dubai: Pakistan recorded a clean 3-0 sweep over New Zealand by winning the third and final T20 match of the series by 47 runs at the Dubai International Stadium.

Pakistan outclass New Zealand to record clean sweep

Cricket INDIA were 14-1 to record a clean sweep over England in the one-day series but are now just 4-7 to seal victory tomorrow in Kolkata for a 5-0 whitewash.