sweep up

English - Turkish

Definition of sweep up in English Turkish dictionary

bir yeri süpürmek

süpür

Tozu süpürmemiz gerekir. - We need to sweep up the dust.

süpürmek

{f} süpürüp temizlemek

(bir yeri) süpürmek

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sweepup

süpür

English - English

Definition of sweep up in English English dictionary

to overwhelm

to transport to shore by waves

The only thing that frees the country from this curse is a favorable wind; this blows them into the sea, where they drown and are swept up on the beach for days afterwards in great heaps.

To clean by sweeping

We swept up the leaves which had blown into the shop.

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"

{f} 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

take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

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

Turkish pronunciation

swip ʌp

Pronunciation

/ˈswēp ˈəp/ /ˈswiːp ˈʌp/

Etymology

[ 'swEp ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English swepen; akin to Old English swApan to sweep, Old High German sweifen to wander.