sweep (v)
sail#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 38
def move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
examples The diva swept into the room
Shreds of paper sailed through the air
The searchlights swept across the sky
Frame - 4 Something is ----ing PP
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
Outgoing links
Hypernym move
Also see sail → sail through
Derivationally related form sweep → sweep
Also see sweep → sweep through
Hyponym swan
Verb Group brush, sweep
Incoming links
Derivationally related form sweep → sweep
Hyponym move
Hypernym swan
Verb Group brush, sweep

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