WELL SWEEP Definition & Meaning

well sweep

noun

sweep ¹( def 29 ).

well sweep

noun

a device for raising buckets from and lowering them into a well, consisting of a long pivoted pole, the bucket being attached to one end by a long rope

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Origin of well sweep¹

First recorded in 1820–30

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If social-media-savvy Bardella's popularity among French youth is any indication of his prospects, he could well sweep to victory in 2027.

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It may well sweep the cities, as it has done before.

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Meanwhile, a different kind of radicalism will be on display in Scotland, where the pro-independence Scottish National Party may well sweep the board.

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That’s 0-for-61 – in four states that Clinton could very well sweep.

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In Rio, China’s 13-person squad could well sweep every diving gold.

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