sweep up 1verbdomain: v statePrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionforce into some kind of situation, condition, or course of actionReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.don't drag me into this business2.They were swept up by the eventsSynonymsembroil 1tangle 1sweep 4drag 3drag in 1