Sweep
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To clean (a floor, etc) using a broom or brush. To move through an (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke. To search (a place) methodically. To play a sweep shot. To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less. To move something in a particular motion, as a broom
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The person who steers a dragon boat. A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew. A chimney sweep. A search (typically for bugs [electronic listening devices]). A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat. A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins. A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
Example sentence: Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.
Slam
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)To strike forcefully with some implement.To speak badly of.To dunk forcefully.To make a slam bid.to change providers (e.g. of domain registration or telephone carrier) for a customer without clear (if any) consent.To defeat by winning all the tricks of a deal or a hand.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A sudden impact or blow.The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.A slam dunk.An insult.The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.A meal where ingredients are shared by three or more people to create dinner.A poetry slam.A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
Example sentence: A person gets pushed down; they think they're being 'body-slammed.' There's really not any certain thing - that came from more fake wrestling - you know, 'the body slam,' being picked up in the air and thrown to the ground. It's all in someone's interpretation of what someone thinks a 'body slam' really is.