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12a clean sweep — 1. A complete change 2. The winning or gaining of all the prizes, votes, etc (usu with of) • • • Main Entry: ↑clean * * * I 1) the removal of all unwanted people or things in order to start afresh the new leaders wanted to make a clean sweep of… …
13(a) clean sweep — if you make a clean sweep, you win a competition or an election very easily or you win all the prizes in a competition. China s women divers achieved a clean sweep in yesterday s competitions. Analysts are predicting a clean sweep for the ruling… …
14clean — ► ADJECTIVE 1) free from dirt, pollutants, or harmful substances. 2) morally pure: clean living. 3) not obscene. 4) attentive to personal hygiene. 5) showing or having no record of offences or crimes: a clean driving licence. 6) played or done… …
15clean — clean1 W2 [kli:n] adj comparative cleaner superlative cleanest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not dirty)¦ 2¦(people/animals)¦ 3¦(environment)¦ 4¦(fair or legal)¦ 5¦(not offensive)¦ 6 come clean 7 make a clean breast of it …
16sweep — I n. reconnaissance 1) to make a sweep (behind enemy lines) winning of a series of contests 2) to make a clean sweep (of a series) sweeper 3) a chimney sweep II v. 1) (d; intr., tr.) ( to move overwhelmingly ) to sweep into (the other party swept …
17clean — adj., adv., v., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by of) free from dirt or contaminating matter, unsoiled. 2 clear; unused or unpolluted; preserving what is regarded as the original state (clean air; clean page). 3 free from obscenity or indecency. 4 a… …
18sweep — I. /swip / (say sweep) verb (swept, sweeping) –verb (t) 1. to move, drive, or bring, by passing a broom, brush, or the like over the surface occupied, or as the broom or other object does: to sweep dust away. 2. to move, bring, take, etc., by or… …
19sweep — [[t]swi͟ːp[/t]] ♦♦♦ sweeps, sweeping, swept 1) VERB If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle. [V n] The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in... [V n prep/adv]… …
20sweep — v. & n. v. (past and past part. swept) 1 tr. clean or clear (a room or area etc.) with or as with a broom. 2 intr. (often foll. by up) clean a room etc. in this way. 3 tr. (often foll. by up) collect or remove (dirt or litter etc.) by sweeping. 4 …
