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sweeping out

sweeping out is the present participle and gerund of sweep out.

Meaning of sweep out

Verb

sweep out (third-person singular simple present sweeps out, present participle sweeping out, simple past and past participle swept out)

  1. (transitive) to remove by sweeping or brushing.
    • sweep out the dust
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) to remove someone from a place (where they are not wanted)
  3. To construct a three-dimensional shape by rotation of a two-dimensional one about an axis

Questions about sweeping out

What is sweeping out the present participle and gerund of?
Sweeping out is the present participle and gerund of sweep out.

Words near sweeping out in the dictionary

  1. sweeping
  2. sweeping along
  3. sweeping aside
  4. sweeping away
  5. sweeping in
  6. sweeping out
  7. sweeping someone off their feet
  8. sweeping something under the rug
  9. sweeping the board
  10. sweeping the deck
  11. sweeping the floor with someone

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