sweep up

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по очистке или удалению грязи, пыли или мусора с поверхности с помощью подметания, или для внезапного поднятия и уноса кого-либо или чего-либо.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of cleaning or removing dirt, dust, or debris from a surface by sweeping, or to lift and carry someone or something away suddenly.

uncountable · irregular verb · transitive and intransitive · phrasal, separable

1. Clean by sweepingformal

   To collect and remove dirt, dust, or debris from a surface using a broom or brush.

   Подмести

   • She swept up the broken glass from the floor.
   • He swept up the leaves on the patio.
   • Please sweep up the crumbs after the party.

   Synonymsbrushcleansweep

2. Gather or collect quicklyinformal

   To pick up or gather something quickly and efficiently.

   Быстро собрать

   • He swept up the papers from the desk and left.
   • She swept up the toys and put them in the box.
   • The wind swept up the fallen leaves into a pile.

   Synonymscollectgather uppick upround upscoop up

   Antonymsdispersescatterspread

Base verbsweep