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View definitions for sweep up

sweep up

verb as in scoop

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Example Sentences

High rollers just off big bonuses usually sweep up these prices.

Once the wind came with a sudden sweep up the river and she thought she could hear the creak of Uncle Billy's water-wheel.

The big gradual sweep up is only broken by lines of trenches and by mud heaped up from 84the road.

He paused to let his glance sweep up along the beautiful line that ran from earth to the slender cross.

He had eight days to sweep up the broken drive and bring it through, and this was not a bit too much.

There was just half a minute to spare before the fire would sweep up to the tree.

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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sweep up, such as: clear away, dig, dig out, gouge, lift, and pick up.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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