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SWEEP AWAY

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eliminate completely and without a trace

Example:

The old values have been wiped out

Synonyms:

sweep away; wipe out

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "sweep away" is one way to...):

destroy; destruct (do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Overwhelm emotionally

Example:

Her swept her away

Synonyms:

sweep away; sweep off

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "sweep away" is one way to...):

affect; impress; move; strike (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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