{s} extensive, general, having a wide range; moving over or through a large area; moving rapidly and forcefully
Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation
A sweeping curve is a long wide curve. the long sweeping curve of Rio's Guanabara Bay
the act of cleaning with a broom ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction" taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river
the act of cleaning with a broom ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river
disapproval If someone makes a sweeping statement or generalization, they make a statement which applies to all things of a particular kind, although they have not considered all the relevant facts carefully. It is far too early to make sweeping statements about gene therapy
having broad range or effect; "had extensive press coverage"; "far-reaching changes in the social structure"; "sweeping reforms"
(n) A 3-D modeling operation in which a closed polygon, called a profile, is drawn on the workplane (the U–V plane) and is transformed along a defined path The sweeping technique is procedural in nature in that instructions are given as to how far and in what direction the sweep of the profile is to occur in order to create the solid
The action of moving a broom or brush back and forth in the path of a moving stone
Sweeping changes are large and very important or significant. The new government has started to make sweeping changes in the economy = far-reaching see also sweep
players sweep to make the rock travel farther or to keep it from curling more than desired Good sweepers can increase the distance a stone travels by as much as 15 feet Sweeping creates a thin film of water under the rock, allowing it to glide easier Two players are ready to sweep each shot