a. | 1. | 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; |
Noun | 1. | sweeping - the act of cleaning with a broom |
Adj. | 1. | sweeping - taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river" |
2. | sweeping - ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction" Synonyms: wholesale | |
3. | sweeping - having broad range or effect; "had extensive press coverage"; "far-reaching changes in the social structure"; "sweeping reforms" Synonyms: far-reaching, extensive |