Swept
Swept is the past tense and past participle of the verb sweep. It describes actions performed with a sweeping motion, such as cleaning with a broom, moving across a surface, or removing objects or people from a space. Common uses include sweeping the floor, a wind-swept coast, or a crowd swept up in excitement. In many phrases, swept also conveys thoroughness or completeness, as in a thoroughly cleaned area or a region swept by a storm. The adjective form wind-swept is a frequent collocation in descriptive writing.
Etymology and forms: swept derives from the Old English verb sweapan, related to other Germanic language roots
Common usage and idioms: as a verb, swept can describe both physical and figurative movement. Examples include
Technical and conceptual uses: in engineering and geometry, swept volume or swept area denotes the region traced