Meanings
verboversweep (third-person singular simple present oversweeps, present participle oversweeping, simple past and past participle overswept)
present singular third person oversweeps · participle present oversweeping · participle past overswept · past overswept
- transitiveTo sweep over; to cover by sweeping.
Ah, sure no tasteful nook would be without them And let a lush laburnum oversweep them, And let long grass grow round the roots to keep them Moist, cool and green; and shade the violets That they may bind the moss in leafy nets.
1817, John Keats, I stood tip-toe upon a little hill
Origin
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APA
oversweep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversweep
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“oversweep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversweep. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversweep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversweep.
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