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sweeps up

sweeps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sweep up.

Meaning of sweep up

Verb

sweep up (third-person singular simple present sweeps up, present participle sweeping up, simple past and past participle swept up)

  1. (ambitransitive) To clean by sweeping.
    • I'll wash the floor after sweeping up.
  2. (transitive) 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 heaps1897, Edmondo De Amicis, Maria Hornor Lansdale, Morocco its people and places
  3. (passive, transitive, usually) to overwhelm, to cause to become overly involved in.
    • We got swept up in the excitement.

Questions about sweeps up

What is sweeps up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sweeps up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sweep up.

Words near sweeps up in the dictionary

  1. sweeps stunt
  2. sweeps stunts
  3. sweeps the board
  4. sweeps the deck
  5. sweeps the floor with someone
  6. sweeps up
  7. sweepstake
  8. sweepstaker
  9. sweepstakers
  10. sweepstakes
  11. sweepwasher

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