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    SWEEP UP

    (verb)
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    There are 2 meanings of the phrase Sweep Up.

    Sweep Up - as a verb

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

    Example: "They were swept up by the events"

    Synonyms (Exact Relations)
    dragdrag inembroilsweeptangle

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

    Example: "She embraced catholicism"

    Synonyms (Exact Relations)
    adoptembraceespouse
    Hypernyms (Closely Related)
    accept
    Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
    fasten onhook onlatch onseize on

    Example Sentences

    "She used a broom to sweep up the dirt on the floor."
    "Could you please sweep up the leaves in the garden?"
    "I need to sweep up the broken glass before someone gets hurt."
    "The wind will sweep up the sand and create dunes."
    "He watched the tornado sweep up everything in its path."
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    Word Variations & Relations

    Anagrams of SWEEPUP
    Starts SStarts SWStarts SWEStarts SWEE
    Ends PEnds UPEnds PUPEnds EPUP
    Starts S & ends PStarts SW & ends PStarts S & ends UP
    Words containing SWEEPUPContaining S,W,E,E,P,U,P

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