Pan
Sweep
Sweep verb - To move or proceed smoothly and readily.
How words are described
| good | good pan | good sweep |
| full | full pan | full sweep |
| nice | nice pan | nice sweep |
| long | long pan | long sweep |
| Other adjectives: single, cheap, huge, slow, quick, opening, wide. | ||
Common collocations
| game | pan game | sweep game |
Both words in one sentence
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Over at Das Sporking, Ket Makura does this so frequently over the Fifty Shades of Grey sporkings that she has an icon that says "Gehayi [her co-sporker] has to sweep me up in a dust pan".
Source: Angst Nuke -
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness had more than a few of these due to its weapon-crafting mechanic, including a frying pan (minor fire effect), a broom (a dash-sweep attack?), the ever-loveable Piko-Piko Hammer, and my favorite: the Electric Guitar.
Source: Joke Item -
Killing him for the seventh and final time merely results in his crumpled form growling angrily at you while you nonchalantly sweep him up in a dust-pan and leave him leaning on the side of the tomb, too exhausted to try and figure out a way to permanently do away with him.
Source: Deader Than Dead
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