Word.ws English Dictionary

sweep meaning in Tamil

பெருக்கு perukku

UK/swiːp//swip/

sweep in Tamil: பெருக்கு (perukku). In English, sweep means to clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.

Tamil words for sweep

to clean using a broom or brush
பெருக்கு perukku

English meaning of sweep

  1. verb To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
  2. verb To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
  3. verb To search (a place) methodically.
  4. verb To travel quickly.

Full definition of sweep

sweep in a sentence

  • to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney
  • The wind sweeps across the plain.
  • The offended countess swept out of the ballroom.

Synonyms of sweep

sweep in other languages

Questions about sweep in Tamil

What is the meaning of sweep in Tamil?
Sweep in Tamil is பெருக்கு (perukku).
sweep என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Sweep: பெருக்கு (perukku).
What does sweep mean in English?
Sweep means to clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sweep (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-sweep.ogg, en-au-sweep.ogg.

Cite this page: “sweep meaning in Tamil.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/tamil/sweep. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.