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verb
To clean by sweeping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To transport to shore by waves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
to overwhelm, to cause to become overly involved in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: passive, transitive, usually
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: espouse, embrace, adopt
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: accept
Narrower terms: take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on
verb
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: embroil, tangle, sweep, drag, drag in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: involve
History
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Across languages
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