Define Sweep Meaning

In sports (basketball and baseball, mainly) when one team wins every game in a series.

(n.) a raid by the police

(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 Cardinals losing all 4 games of the World Series, in a row, to the Red Sox.

the female in a relationship

The art of sweeping one under the rug after an error or bout of self-ownage.

Sweepings: The scraps, leavings, hand-me-downs, things tossed aside as the quality stuff is grabbed up at sales. Junk.

A time of the year the world of television programs where the virgins become sluts, the straits become gay, the mild-mannered become basket-cases, likeable characters turn out to be evil and/or die, couples cheat on eachother, the selfless turn selfish, someone gets pregnant, and just about any other thing that the creators can think of to boost their show's ratings enough to avoid getting cancelled by the network executives.

Often as soon as sweeps week is over, all these elements are suddenly written out or forgotten.

A Style of picking, used on the guitar. You sweep your pick across the string, most of the time producing a triplet sound.
Usually used to sweep arpeggios.

The act of sweeping multiple girls off their feet. Often times, the sweeper will be labeled as one who is very desired by the opposite sex, and sometimes even the same sex. It is common for a male sweeper to be have a hot bod, be good at guitar, be in a band, or be cute.