swept
Because it is a word with a single syllable, swept is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofswept
- To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
Example: "to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney"
- To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
Example: "The offended countess swept out of the ballroom."
- To search (a place) methodically.
- To travel quickly.
- To play a sweep shot.
- 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.
- To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
Example: "She swept the peelings off the table onto the floor."
- To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
Example: "Their long descending train, / With rubies edg'd and sapphires, swept the plain."
- 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 row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
- To draw or drag something over.
Example: "to sweep the bottom of a river with a net"
- To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
Example: "to sweep the heavens with a telescope"
- (including) to vacuum a carpet or rug
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