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swept the deck

swept the deck is the simple past and past participle of sweep the deck.

Meaning of sweep the deck

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them.

Questions about swept the deck

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

Words near swept the deck in the dictionary

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

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