Sweep (PN)~ The menu in Hotmail that includes actions a customer may take on the contents of the folder that is currently displayed. Some actions draw context from a selected message. For example if someone selects a message they can move all or delete all messages from that sender. If no message is selected the actions occur at a folder level such as marking all messages in the folder as read or deleting all messages in the folder. sweep (v)~ To undertake e-mail cleanup actions in Hotmail via the Sweep menu.