swept

v.
Past tense and past participle of sweep.

IN BRIEF: To brush away as with a broom.

There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hope soon to be swept away. — Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British prime minister.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: possessing sweep
  Antonym: unswept (meaning #1)

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