sweep out

verb

to remove by sweeping or brushing.

“sweep out the dust”

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Meanings

verbsweep out (third-person singular simple present sweeps out, present participle sweeping out, simple past and past participle swept out)

present singular third person sweeps out · participle present sweeping out · participle past swept out · past swept out

  1. transitiveto remove by sweeping or brushing.

    sweep out the dust

  2. idiomatictransitiveto remove someone from a place (where they are not wanted)
  3. mathematicsTo construct a three-dimensional shape by rotation of a two-dimensional one about an axis
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APA

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MLA

“sweep out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweep%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweep out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweep%20out.

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