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swept the board

swept the board is the simple past and past participle 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 swept the board

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

Words near swept the board in the dictionary

  1. swept out
  2. swept path
  3. swept paths
  4. swept someone off their feet
  5. swept something under the rug
  6. swept the board
  7. swept the deck
  8. swept the floor with someone
  9. swept up
  10. swept wing
  11. swept wings

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