sweep up

• Verbo frasal utilizado para referirse a la acción de limpiar o eliminar suciedad, polvo o escombros de una superficie barriendo, o a la de levantar y llevar repentinamente a alguien o algo.

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.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Clean by sweepingformal

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

   barrer y recoger

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbrushcleansweep

2. Gather or collect quicklyinformal

   To pick up or gather something quickly and efficiently.

   recoger rápidamente

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscollectgather uppick upround upscoop up

   Antónimosdispersescatterspread

Verbo basesweep