Sweep up

verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo clean by sweeping.

"I'll wash the floor after sweeping up."

2.verbTo transport to shore by waves.

3.verb(usually passive) to overwhelm, to cause to become overly involved in.

"We got swept up in the excitement."

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