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sweep something up 1. Lit. to clean up and remove something, such as dirt, by sweeping. Please sweep these crumbs up. Can you sweep up these crumbs? 2. Lit. to clean up some place by sweeping. Please sweep this room up. Can you sweep up this room, please? 3. Fig. to arrange something, such as hair, into a curve or wave. The hairstylist swept her hair up over the top. No one liked it. Sweep up my hair the way it looks in this picture. sweep up to clean up by sweeping. Would you sweep up this time? Please give me a few minutes to sweep up before you come to visit. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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