oversweep
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To sweep over; to cover by sweeping.
Etymology
Prefix from English sweep (rowing style in which each rower has only one oar and rows on one side).
Origin
English
sweep
Gloss
rowing style in which each rower has only one oar and rows on one side
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- asweep English
- bisweptual English
- downsweep English
- ensweep English
- footsweep English
- insweep English
- multisweep English
- outsweep English
- portsweep English
- sweep English
- sweepable English
- sweepage English
- sweepback English
- sweepboat English
- sweepboats English
- sweeper English
- sweepest English
- sweepeth English
- sweeplike English
- sweepstake English
- sweepwasher English
- sweepy English
- upsweep English
- sweep Portuguese
- swepen Middle English