Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweep the board

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: sweep- the board
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To win all the prizes in a competition.

verb

To take all of the cards.

verb

To get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats.

Example Sentences

"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."
"It’s always fun when something massive comes along and sweeps the board, giving everything else a thoroughly good kicking – think Titanic, The Silence of the Lambs, or Lord of the Rings. There’s a sort of deranged, gluttonous feeling, a perverse glee in seeing so many dreams trampled on by a massive cultural juggernaut."

Inflected Forms

sweeps the board (present, singular) sweeping the board (participle, present) swept the board (participle, past) swept the board (past)

Questions

What does sweep the board mean?: To win all the prizes in a competition.

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