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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

sweep·ing / ˈswēping/ • adj. wide in range or effect: we cannot recommend any sweeping alterations. ∎ extending or performed in a long, continuous curve: sweeping, desolate moorlands a smooth sweeping motion. ∎ (of a statement) taking no account of particular cases or exceptions; too general: a sweeping assertion. • n. (sweepings) dirt or refuse collected by sweeping: the sweepings from the house. DERIVATIVES: sweep·ing·ly adv. sweep·ing·ness n.

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sweeping

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sweeping Moving a geometric element along a given path so as to form a new element as its locus; for example, a circle sweeping along a straight line creates a cylinder. The dimensionality of the resulting sweep surface is often higher than that of the generator, even though they are both embedded in the same space.

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sweeping

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

sweeping •hanging • headbanging •straphanging • cliffhanging •mud-slinging • gunslinging •bell-ringing • upbringing • longing •tonguing •tapping, wrapping •camping • kneecapping •backslapping •kidnapping (US kidnaping) •helping •scraping, shaping •safekeeping, sweeping, unsleeping •gamekeeping • station-keeping •greenkeeping • peacekeeping •wicketkeeping • timekeeping •shopkeeping • housekeeping •goalkeeping • bookkeeping •minesweeping •chipping, clipping, dripping, snipping, whipping •dropping, sopping, stopping, topping •clodhopping • show-stopping •wife-swapping •coping, roping •grouping • showjumping

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