sweep up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de limpar ou remover sujeira, poeira ou lixo de uma superfície com uma vassoura, ou para levantar e carregar alguém ou algo de repente.

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.

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Clean by sweepingformal

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

   Varrer

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbrushcleansweep

2. Gather or collect quicklyinformal

   To pick up or gather something quickly and efficiently.

   Juntar rapidamente

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscollectgather uppick upround upscoop up

   Antônimosdispersescatterspread

Verbo basesweep