to sweep
114
4.6
- verb
- /swip/
:
arrastrar
- Don't expect him to come running to sweep you up in his arms.
- sweep away
- a wave swept through
- sweep the country
And 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.
-
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.
-
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
704
2.0
To pull something along the ground with effort or force someone into a place unwillingly
528
2.7
Push someone or something roughly and quickly
45
4.7
To make someone want to do something
41
6.7
To force something on someone, often against their will
37
6.0
To involve someone in a difficult situation, often without meaning to
22
7.7
To bring someone deeply into an argument or serious problem
21
5.6
To make someone feel a sudden strong feeling, often romantic
8
6.0
To involve someone in a situation they do not want to be part of
7
5.8
To get carried into a situation and take part without meaning to
1
6.5
Make someone decide or act sooner than they want
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
114
4.6
- Offensive
91
6.4
∞
2.3
958
1.1
472
2.7
∞
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.