swept
v.v. the past tense of sweep. It means to clean a floor using a brush, or to move something quickly and powerfully across an area.
v. the past tense and past participle of sweep. It describes the action of cleaning a surface with a broom or moving forcefully and rapidly over a wide area.
She swept the kitchen floor after dinner.
The heavy rain swept across the valley, forcing the hikers to find shelter immediately.
A wave of enthusiasm swept through the crowd as the candidate began to speak, transforming the previously quiet room into a scene of loud celebration.
The verb is transitive when referring to cleaning or clearing a space, but can be intransitive when describing movement over an area.
He sweeped the floorHe swept the floorSweep is an irregular verb; the past tense form is swept, not sweeped.