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sweep up > 2 senses
VERB1sweep up, embroil, tangle, sweep, drag, drag inForce into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
2sweep up, espouse, embrace, adoptTake up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
sweep up > verb 1, stative
MeaningForce into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Synonymsembroil, tangle, sweep, drag, drag in
Broaderinvolve
sweep up > verb 2, cognition
MeaningTake up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsespouse, embrace, adopt
Broaderaccept
Narrowertake up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on

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