clean sweep

noun
UK: /ˌkliːn ˈswiːp/
US: /ˌkliːn ˈswiːp/

  1. A complete victory in a competition or election, where one person or group wins all the prizes or positions.

    1. Our team achieved a clean sweep at the sports competition this year
    2. The election resulted in a clean sweep for the new political party, winning all seats

  2. The act of removing everything, often to start fresh or eliminate something undesirable.

    1. We need a clean sweep of the old files in the office to make space
    2. After the scandal, the company board called for a clean sweep of the management team

Synonyms

purge rout reorganization overhaul landslide sweep
clean sweep verb

  1. To win every game, prize, or position in a competition or election.

    1. Our team clean sweep the competition.
    2. The new company has the potential to clean sweep the market with their new product.

  2. To remove everything completely, often to start afresh or eliminate something undesirable; to reorganize drastically.

    1. The manager decided to clean sweep the department after the scandal.
    2. The new CEO plans to clean sweep the company's outdated policies and procedures.
clean sweep adjective

  1. A thorough removal of something undesirable; a complete change or victory.

    1. The company needs a clean sweep of their old data
    2. The new coach made a clean sweep of the team, bringing in fresh players.
clean sweep adverb

  1. Completely, thoroughly, and decisively removing something undesirable.

    1. The old manager was clean sweep removed from his position.
    2. The scandal was clean sweep erased from the public's memory after the new campaign.
clean sweep phrasal-verb

  1. To remove everything, especially unwanted things; to win every part of a competition.

    1. The team clean sweep through the league.
    2. After the scandal, they tried to clean sweep all evidence of wrongdoing.
clean sweep idiom

  1. A complete and comprehensive victory or removal.

    1. The election result was a clean sweep.
    2. The company needed a clean sweep after the series of failures.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "clean sweep" in English means: A complete victory in a competition or election, where one person or group wins all the prizes or positions., The act of removing everything, often to start fresh or eliminate something undesirable..

The phonetic transcription of "clean sweep" is /ˌkliːn ˈswiːp/ in British English and /ˌkliːn ˈswiːp/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "clean sweep": purge, rout, reorganization, overhaul, landslide, sweep.

Example usage of "clean sweep": "Our team achieved a clean sweep at the sports competition this year". More examples on the page.