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sweep away

verb

Meaning

  1. To remove something by, or as if by, sweeping.
  2. To overwhelm someone emotionally; sweep someone off their feet.
  3. To completely destroy, to annihilate

Etymology / origin

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Related words

wipe out(English)sweep off(English)sweep out(English)sweep(English)rake off(English)sweep aside(English)oversweep(English)scour(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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