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the quiet violence of erasing every trace, one stroke at a time
means To clean a surface by brushing debris away with broad strokes, or more broadly to move, clear, or carry something off in one continuous motion.
from From Middle English swepen, tied to the Old English swāpan, 'to sweep, drive, or sway,' and a cousin of swift and swoop — all sharing a Germanic root for swift, sweeping movement. The same family gives us the wind that sweeps across a field and the broom that sweeps a floor: the word has always been about motion that covers ground fast and wide.
- curling sport
- Furious sweeping melts ice to steer a 44-pound stone
- chimney peril
- Boy sweeps once died of soot-induced cancer young
- clean victory
- Winning every game in a series, leaving nothing behind
- radar origin
- The sweeping line gave the word its restless motion
- minefield slang
- Soldiers sweep ground, hoping nothing sweeps back
operation sweep — israeli military operation in gaza, 2008-2009
the sweep — cincinnati reds' 1970 world series victory over baltimore orioles, 4-0
sweep the board — uk game show where contestants sweep to win prizes, aired 1997-2004