oversweep en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + sweep.
Meanings
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(transitive) To sweep over; to cover by sweeping.
Ah, sure no tasteful nook would be without them And let a lush laburnum oversweep them, And let long grass grow round the roots to keep them Moist, cool and green; and shade the violets That they may bind the moss in leafy nets.
1817, John Keats, I stood tip-toe upon a little hill:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oversweeps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overswept | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overswept | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| oversweeping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |