Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweep aside

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: sweep- a-side
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To push or brush to the side.

verb

To overcome an obstacle with little effort.

verb

To ignore, brush off.

Example Sentences

"On this section, the high five-span masonry viaduct over the Whiteadder Water, at Chirnside, withstood the flood, but four of the six spans of the bridge carrying the siding to the nearby paper mill were demolished, and the track, with the sleepers still in position, was swept aside, on to the river bank."
"Wolves swept aside Championship outfit Doncaster at Molineux to earn a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup."

Inflected Forms

sweeps aside (present, singular) sweeping aside (participle, present) swept aside (participle, past) swept aside (past)

Questions

What does sweep aside mean?: To push or brush to the side.

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