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sweep along

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sweep along

to glide along smoothly, as if flying. The sailboat swept along, pushed by the strong wind. The fallen leaves blew up against the fence, swept along by a strong wind.

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sweep along

v.

To cause someone or something to be carried along by or as if by a current: The current swept the raft along. Most of the debris was swept along by the river.

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