sweep, brush
掃 centers on clearing away dirt or debris with a tool: sweeping with a broom or brushing a surface clean.
掃 combines 扌 (hand) with 帚 (broom), suggesting the action of sweeping with a hand-held broom.
The left hand 扌 holds a broom 帚, sweeping and brushing away dust.
For ソウ, imagine sweeping so vigorously that you make a soft "sow" sound as the broom moves: sow -> ソウ.
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
to sweep; to brush; to clean
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
rubbish heap; garbage dump
sweeping the sea for mines; dragging for mines
cleaner; janitor
cleaning; scrubbing
sweeping; scanning
Yaeyama class minesweeper
toilet cleaning
file clean-up
robotic vacuum cleaner; robovac; Roomba
overhaul; taking apart and cleaning
major cleanup; spring cleaning
cleaning the floor
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
a dime a dozen; two a penny