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)
- 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)
- Spadillio first, unconquerable Lord!
- To take all of the cards.
- To get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats.
Questions about swept the board
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- Swept the board is the simple past and past participle of sweep the board.
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