Mob vs. Sweep
Mobnoun
A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
Mobnoun
(collective noun) A group of animals such as horses or cattle.
Mobnoun
A flock of emus.
Mobnoun
The Mafia, or a similar group that engages in organized crime (preceded by the).
Mobnoun
(video games) A non-player character, especially one that exists to be fought or killed to further the progression of the story or game.
Mobnoun
(archaic) The lower classes of a community; the rabble.
Mobnoun
(Australian Aboriginal) A cohesive group of people.
Mobnoun
(obsolete) A promiscuous woman; a harlot or wench; a prostitute.
Mobnoun
A mob cap.
Mobnoun
mobile phone
Mobverb
(transitive) To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility.
Mobverb
(transitive) To crowd into or around a place.
Mobverb
(transitive) To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.
Mobnoun
A mobcap.
Mobnoun
The lower classes of a community; the populace, or the lowest part of it.
Mobnoun
A throng; a rabble; esp., an unlawful or riotous assembly; a disorderly crowd.
Mobverb
To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.
Mobverb
To crowd about, as a mob, and attack or annoy; as, to mob a house or a person.
Mobnoun
a disorderly crowd of people
Mobnoun
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
Mobnoun
an association of criminals;
Mobverb
press tightly together or cram;
Sweepverb
(transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
Sweepverb
(intransitive) To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
Sweepverb
(transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
Sweepverb
To travel quickly.
Sweepverb
(cricket) To play a sweep shot.
Sweepverb
(curling) To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
Sweepverb
To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
Sweepverb
To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
Sweepverb
To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
Sweepverb
(transitive) To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
Sweepverb
To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
Sweepverb
To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
Sweepverb
To strike with a long stroke.
Sweepverb
(nautical) To draw or drag something over.
Sweepverb
To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
Sweepnoun
A single action of sweeping.
Sweepnoun
The person who steers a dragon boat.
Sweepnoun
A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
Sweepnoun
A chimney sweep.
Sweepnoun
A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
Sweepnoun
(cricket) A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
Sweepnoun
A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
Sweepnoun
A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
Sweepnoun
(martial arts) A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
Sweepnoun
Violent and general destruction.
Sweepnoun
(metalworking) A movable templet for making moulds, in loam moulding.
Sweepnoun
(card games) In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
Sweepnoun
The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
Sweepnoun
Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
Sweepnoun
A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
Sweepnoun
The almond furnace.
Sweepnoun
A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
Sweepnoun
Any of the blades of a windmill.
Sweepnoun
(in the plural) The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
Sweepnoun
Any of several pl=s in the kyphosid subfamily Scorpidinae.
Sweepnoun
An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
Sweepverb
To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively.
Sweepverb
To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes.
Sweepverb
To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
Sweepverb
To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
Sweepverb
To strike with a long stroke.
Sweepverb
To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net.
Sweepverb
To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope.
Sweepverb
To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like.
Sweepverb
To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room.
Sweepverb
To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space.
Sweepnoun
The act of sweeping.
Sweepnoun
The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.
Sweepnoun
The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.
Sweepnoun
The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep.
Sweepnoun
Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease.
Sweepnoun
Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass.
Sweepnoun
Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line.
Sweepnoun
One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper.
Sweepnoun
A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding.
Sweepnoun
The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads; any part of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle.
Sweepnoun
The almond furnace.
Sweepnoun
A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
Sweepnoun
In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam.
Sweepnoun
The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
Sweepnoun
a wide scope;
Sweepnoun
someone who cleans soot from chimneys
Sweepnoun
winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
Sweepnoun
a long oar used in an open boat
Sweepnoun
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
Sweepnoun
a movement in an arc;
Sweepverb
sweep across or over;
Sweepverb
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions;
Sweepverb
sweep with a broom or as if with a broom;
Sweepverb
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action;
Sweepverb
to cover or extend over an area or time period;
Sweepverb
clean by sweeping;
Sweepverb
win an overwhelming victory in or on;
Sweepverb
cover the entire range of
Sweepverb
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
