Etymology :Middle English swepen; akin to Old English swApan to sweep, Old High German sweifen to wander. Pronunciation :'swEp. Function :verb. Date :14th century.
| sweep up | take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" | en | |||
| sweep up | force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business" | en | |||
| sweep up | If you sweep up rubbish or dirt, you push it together with a brush and then remove it. Get a broom and sweep up that glass will you? He started working for a gallery sweeping up and making the tea | en | |||
| sweep up | remove dust or dirt from the floor using a broom; embrace and take up the ideology or practice of a person and use it as one's own fiil | en | |||
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