(n.) a raid by the police
They caught him in a sweep.
by AJok January 17, 2008
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n. ice chips and snow that accumulate on an ice-curling rink and have to be shoveled off between innings. Traditionally they are removed by the team lying two.

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Hey now, eh! Hurry hard and get them sweepings off the hack ice! That tankard ain't going to draw itself to the button!
by gnostic1 February 4, 2012
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When a girl brushes away a guy's hand as he tries to finger her.
Bill "So how was that chick you met at the party yesterday?"
Ted "Man things were going good, but everytime I tried to take things further I got the sweep."

Lucy "Did anything happen with you and Ted last night?"
Sally "No don't worry I swept him away everytime he tried anything."
by bmur January 25, 2009
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When a Pokémon trainer defeats at least 3 opposing Pokémon with the same Pokémon to win a battle.
Bug Catcher Gus: Weedle, use poison sting!

Youngster Nat: Oh no, not my Dragonite too! That's my third Pokémon you've defeated with that awesome Weedle!

Bug Catcher Gus: Sweep Sweep Sweep.

Youngster Nat: I Like To Wear Shorts! They're comfy and easy to wear!
by Bug Catcher Gus March 21, 2019
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(n) the amount or extent of emotional movement in a piece of art
(adj) the quality of possessing the aforementioned

*especially relevant when referring to a film
*more so when referring to an epic or fantasy film
The movie adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are just looks like it will have the certain sweep that made the book so touching.
by B J Maxwell Malkovich August 6, 2009
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a technique with the guitar in which the fretting fingers are moved one at a time while the picking hand does not pick at all but strums.
"Pray for Plagues" by Bring Me The Horizon... has a sweep.
by inspironb120 July 10, 2009
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The act of cruising around in notoriously bad parts of town looking for crack ho's and other prostitutes behind your girlfriend's back.
Oh man, we took a heavy sweep last night in the Tenderloin!
by JAMF43 May 18, 2009
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