Definition of Sweep Up in English :

Define Sweep Up in English

Sweep Up meaning in English

Meaning of Sweep Up in English

Pronunciation of Sweep Up in English

Sweep Up pronunciation in English

Pronounce Sweep Up in English

Sweep Up

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Verb

1. drag, drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Example Sentences:
'They were swept up by the events'
'don't drag me into this business'

2. adopt, embrace, espouse, sweep up

take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

Example Sentences:
'She embraced Catholicism'
'They adopted the Jewish faith'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.