sweeping (n.)

  1. the act of cleaning with a broom

    sweeping (adj.)

  1. 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. ignoring distinctions; sweeping generalizations; wholesale destruction

    [ Syn: wholesale ]

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