Kneeling vs. Sweep

Kneeling is a basic human position where one or both knees touch the ground. Kneeling is defined as “to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor,” according to Merriam-Webster.

To clean or clear, as of dirt, with a broom or brush

To go down or rest on one or both knees.

To clear away with a broom or brush

present participle of kneel

To clear (a path or space) with a broom or brush.

The act by which someone kneels.

To search thoroughly

supporting yourself on your knees

To search for and remove (electronic eavesdropping devices) from a place

To touch or brush lightly, as with a trailing garment

To pass over or through a surface or medium with a continuous movement

To clear, drive, or convey with relentless force

To wipe out at a single stroke. Often used with away

To remove or carry off with a swift brushing motion

To move across or through swiftly or broadly

To pass quickly across, as when searching

To drag the bottom of (a body of water).

To win all games in (a series) or all stages of (a contest)

To win overwhelmingly in

To clean or clear a surface with a broom or brush.

To search an area for something.

To search for and remove electronic eavesdropping devices.

To move swiftly or broadly

To move swiftly in a lofty manner, as if in a trailing robe

To trail, as a long garment.

To extend gracefully, especially in a long curve

To extend in a wide range

A clearing out or removal with a broom or brush.

A thorough search of an area

A search for and removal of electronic eavesdropping devices, as in a room.

A wide curving motion

A curve or contour that resembles the path of sweeping motion

An extent or stretch

Range or scope

(Football) An end run in which one or more linemen leave the line of scrimmage and block in advance of the ball carrier.

One who sweeps, especially a chimney sweep.

sweeps Sweepings.

The winning of all stages of a game or contest.

An overwhelming victory or success.

A long oar used to propel a boat.

A long pole attached to a pivot and used to raise or lower a bucket in a well.

sweeps (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Informal Sweepstakes.

sweeps The period each fall, winter, and spring when television ratings are accrued and studied and advertising rates are reset.

The national survey of local stations that is conducted to determine these ratings.

The steady motion of an electron beam across a cathode-ray tube.

(transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.

(intransitive) To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.

(transitive) To search (a place) methodically.

To travel quickly.

(cricket) To play a sweep shot.

(curling) To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.

To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.

To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.

To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.

(military) To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.

(transitive) To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.

To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.

To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.

To strike with a long stroke.

(rowing) To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.

(nautical) To draw or drag something over.

To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.

To vacuum a carpet or rug.

A single action of sweeping.

The person who steers a dragon boat.

A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.

A chimney sweep.

A methodical search, typically for bugs electronic listening devices.

(cricket) A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.

A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.

A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.

(aviation) The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.

(martial arts) A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.

Violent and general destruction.

(metalworking) A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.

(card games) In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.

The compass of any turning body or of any motion.

Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.

A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.

(rowing) A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.

The almond furnace.

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.

Any of the blades of a windmill.

(in the plural) The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.

Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).

An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.

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.

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.

To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.

To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.

To strike with a long stroke.

To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net.

To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope.

To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like.

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.

To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space.

The act of sweeping.

The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.

The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.

The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep.

Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease.

Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the sweep of a compass.

Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line.

One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper.

A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding.

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.

The almond furnace.

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.

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.

The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.

a wide scope;

someone who cleans soot from chimneys

winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

a long oar used in an open boat

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

a movement in an arc;

sweep across or over;

move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions;

sweep with a broom or as if with a broom;

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action;

to cover or extend over an area or time period;

clean by sweeping;

win an overwhelming victory in or on;

cover the entire range of

make a big sweeping gesture or movement