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sweeps the board

sweeps the board is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sweep the board.

Meaning of sweep the board

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To win all the prizes in a competition.
    • Spadillio first, unconquerable Lord!
      Led off two captive Trumps, and swept the Board.
      As many more Manillio forc'd to yield,
      And march'd a Victor from the verdant Field.1714, Alexander Pope, “Canto III”, in The Rape of the Lock (poetry)
  2. To take all of the cards.
  3. (idiomatic) To get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats.

Questions about sweeps the board

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

Words near sweeps the board in the dictionary

  1. sweeps out
  2. sweeps someone off their feet
  3. sweeps something under the rug
  4. sweeps stunt
  5. sweeps stunts
  6. sweeps the board
  7. sweeps the deck
  8. sweeps the floor with someone
  9. sweeps up
  10. sweepstake
  11. sweepstaker

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