to sweep
153
4.6
- verb
- /swip/
- Don't expect him to come running to sweep you up in his arms.
- sweep away
- a wave swept through
- sweep the country
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Watch on YouTubeAnd she got swept up in Brian land instantly.
- And she got swept up in Brian land instantly.
- They want to be swept off their feet with strong arms.
- And if you get swept down the river, we'll come get you.
- But now, yeah, I mean, the rug could be swept out from underneath of us.
- So three men were swept up by the flabby claws before anyone turned.
- They get swept up in in the lights or the accolades.
- So forest dwelling hermits and crab fishermen who had been swept out to sea.
Examples
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The media whirlwind generated by Charlotte's story has swept up both Henry and Charlotte.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then one day I met Buddy, and... he just swept me right off my feet.
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Perhaps, too, he found himself swept up in the exhilaration of a great moment.
Academic text (1992) -
Any minute his friends would be here, and he would be swept along with them in comradeship.
Fiction book (1990) -
Innocent people are about to get swept up in this storm you're unleashing.
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Her mother wanted to hear that Benj had swept her away and kissed her by candlelight.
Fiction book (1990) -
For a moment, Hasari is swept up in this little reverie, then remembers reality.
Fiction book (1992) -
Ever since her hormones kicked in, she's been waiting for some charismatic figure... to come and sweep her off her feet.
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Within a month, protests had swept away Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia's dictator for 23 years.
Academic text (2011) -
The unexpected news about her promotion swept her into a whirlwind of excitement.
Synonyms
938
2.0
To pull something along the ground with effort or force someone into a place unwillingly
497
2.7
Push someone or something roughly and quickly
39
6.0
To involve someone in a difficult situation, often without meaning to
31
5.6
To make someone feel a sudden strong feeling, often romantic
31
4.7
To make someone want to do something
31
5.8
To get carried into a situation and take part without meaning to
25
6.5
Make someone decide or act sooner than they want
21
6.0
To involve someone in a situation they do not want to be part of
16
6.7
To force something on someone, often against their will
7
7.7
To bring someone deeply into an argument or serious problem
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A thin hand on a clock or watch attached at the middle that goes around every minute and moves smoothly
How Forceful
153
4.6
- Offensive
80
6.4
∞
2.3
611
1.1
359
2.7
877
2.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sweep can mean to carry someone suddenly into a situation because the old sense of a strong sweeping movement suggests being pushed along by force. That's why you can be 'swept' up by excitement or a movement.