sweep

sweep verb uk/swiːp/ uspast tense and past participle swept sweep verb
(AFFECT)

to quickly affect a large area

охватывать
The disease is sweep ing the country. Panic swept through the crowd.
  sweep along/into/past, etc
to move quickly, especially in a way that shows you think you are important

проноситься по/в/мимо и т. д.
She swept past me in the corridor.

SWEEP noun

[ C ] uk/swiːp/ us sweep noun [C]
(CURVE)

something shaped in a long curve

изгиб, контур
a long sweep of sandy beach Смотрите такжеchimney sweep