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swept out

swept out is the simple past and past participle 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 swept out

What is swept out the simple past and past participle of?
Swept out is the simple past and past participle of sweep out.

Words near swept out in the dictionary

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

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