to transport to shore by waves.
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The only thing that frees the country from this curse is a favorable wind; this blows them into the sea, where they drown and are swept up on the beach for days afterwards in great heaps
Submitted on July 07, 2010
Additional definitions for 'sweep up':
| sweep up | To clean by sweeping. |
| sweep up | to overwhelm |
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