sweep up

Verb

Meaning

take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

adopt drag embrace sweep tangle espouse embroil drag in monopolize raise vacuum lift arise gather swept
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Antonyms

free release solution advantage decline dirty
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Hypernyms

accept involve

Hyponyms

take-up seize on latch on hook on fasten on

Examples

What do we want our kids to do? Sweep up around Japanese computers? Walter Mondale

Don't tell me how to do my job. I don't come to your workplace and tell you how to sweep up. Billy Connolly

The stars are not wanted now; put out every one, Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun, Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods; For nothing now can ever come to any good. W. H. Auden

I drive a car till it turns to dust, then I sweep up the dust and ride on the dust. Larry Burkett

She embraced Catholicism Source: Internet

They adopted the Jewish faith Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sweep under rug sweep under the carpet sweep under the rug sweep upward sweep-chimney sweep-saw