Word Meaning

sweepings definition and meaning

p. pr. & vb. n. of Sweep
a. Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation.
n. pl. Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street.

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