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take up vs sweep up

sweep up vs take up

take up and sweep up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take up No No Yes No
sweep up No No Yes No
As verbs, sweep up is a hypernym of take up; that is, sweep up is a word with a broader meaning than take up:
  • take up: adopt
  • sweep up: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Other hypernyms of take up include adopt, embrace, espouse.
take up (verb) sweep up (verb)
pursue or resume take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
return to a previous location or condition force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
adopt
take up as if with a sponge
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
accept
take in, also metaphorically
take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
occupy or take on
take up and practice as one's own
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
turn one's interest to
take up time or space
Difference between take up and sweep up

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