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Definition of Sweep off
1. Verb. Overwhelm emotionally. "Her swept her away"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweep Off
Literary usage of Sweep off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"sweep off. Sweep away, sweep, brush off, brush Swarthy, a. Dark, dark-skinned,
dark-hued, brown, ... Dislodge, remove, expel, drive off, sweep off. 3. ..."
2. St. Helena: The Historic Island from Its Discovery to the Present Date by E. L. Jackson (1905)
"After crossing the line with the usual ceremonies, they were compelled to make
a sweep off the Gulf of Guinea in consequence of a wind from the north-west, ..."
3. A Cyclopædic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language Spoken in British Central by David Clement Ruffelle Scott (1892)
"... kn, L, то сит or sweep off : as in cutting the handle of a hoe, to slice off
the wood ; as an arrow scraping off or grazing off a portion of the skin, ..."
4. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"Tongan—tafl, to sweep; to clean with a besom; tafia, to sweep off ; to carry away
with violence ... to clean and sweep off. ..."
5. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"sweep off. Sweep away, sweep, brush off, brush Swarthy, a. Dark, dark-skinned,
dark-hued, brown, ... Dislodge, remove, expel, drive off, sweep off. 3. ..."
6. St. Helena: The Historic Island from Its Discovery to the Present Date by E. L. Jackson (1905)
"After crossing the line with the usual ceremonies, they were compelled to make
a sweep off the Gulf of Guinea in consequence of a wind from the north-west, ..."
7. A Cyclopædic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language Spoken in British Central by David Clement Ruffelle Scott (1892)
"... kn, L, то сит or sweep off : as in cutting the handle of a hoe, to slice off
the wood ; as an arrow scraping off or grazing off a portion of the skin, ..."
8. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"Tongan—tafl, to sweep; to clean with a besom; tafia, to sweep off ; to carry away
with violence ... to clean and sweep off. ..."
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