sweep up
phrasal verb
            
              swept up; sweeping up; sweeps up            
        
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                                                      : to remove dust, dirt, etc., from (something) by using a broom or brush                                      
              
                             
When I was sweeping up, I found an earring that I had lost.
                                       Can you please sweep up the porch?
                         
                
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                                                      : to remove (something, such as dust, dirt, etc.) from a surface by using a broom or brush                                      
              
                             
She swept up the broken glass.
                         
                
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                                                      : to pick up (someone or something) in one quick, continuous motion                                      
              
                             
She swept the baby up and carried her to the crib.
                         
                
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                                                      : to brush or pull (hair) away from the face                                      
                
                  —usually used as be swept up
Her hair was swept up in a bun.
    
                
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