Real Dictionary

sweep
verb: If someone with long hair sweeps their hair into a particular style, they put it into that style.
verb: If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle.
verb: If you sweep things off something, you push them off with a quick smooth movement of your arm.

sweep in American English
to clear or clean (a surface, room, etc.) as by brushing with a broom

sweep in American English 1
intransitive verb: to sweep a floor, room, etc., with or as if with a broom
noun: the act of sweeping, esp. a moving, removing, clearing, etc., by or as if by the use of a broom
transitive verb: to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like

sweep in American English 2
noun: a sweepstakes

sweep in British English
verb: to clean or clear (a space, chimney, etc) with a brush, broom, etc

sweep in Hospitality
verb: If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or garbage off it using a brush with a long handle.