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Verb sweep away has 2 senses
- wipe out, sweep away - eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values have been wiped out"
--1 is one way to destroy, destruct
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- sweep away, sweep off - overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away"
--2 is one way to affect, impress, move, strike
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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