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sweeps out

sweeps out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 sweeps out

What is sweeps out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sweeps out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sweep out.

Words near sweeps out in the dictionary

  1. sweeps
  2. sweeps along
  3. sweeps aside
  4. sweeps away
  5. sweeps in
  6. sweeps out
  7. sweeps someone off their feet
  8. sweeps something under the rug
  9. sweeps stunt
  10. sweeps stunts
  11. sweeps the board

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