to broom
- verb
- /brum/
- So Dan just placed a little order to Home Depot because it's far away and we got to broom this scrubby room to scrub the cement outside because we had one.
Examples
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- Broom him.
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Say it, broom, sweep it up.
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Did they ask you to broom the case?
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Do what you need to with her, then broom her fast.
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I'll broom her ass out.
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I didn't ask because I was ready to broom.
Fiction book (1993) -
Broom it out!
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Before we broom, we want to extend Season's Greetings from the Charlie Parker Quintet.
Fiction book (1993) -
After dinner, she grabbed the broom to sweep up the crumbs from the floor.
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He used a broom to clear the leaves from the porch.
Synonyms
To clean a floor or surface by brushing away dirt with a broom
To clean the floor by moving dust and dirt with a broom
Idioms
- Informal
To tell other people that you practice witchcraft or Pagan beliefs after keeping it secret
Compounds
- US
An annual plant found in the dry American southwest with stiff woody branches, sticky leaves, and yellow flowers
A tough grass from North America with leaves that turn pale bronze in autumn
- US
A small palm tree from southern Florida and the West Indies that looks like the silvertop palmetto
- US
A tall grass that grows in many clumps in old fields in the southeastern United States
A low sticky bush with narrow leaves, many thin branches, and many tiny yellow flowers
- Specialized
A spreading evergreen shrub with small clusters of white flowers that grows in dry places
- UK
A small shrub with yellow flower clusters used to make dye and sometimes grown in gardens
The act of leaving out difficult or inconvenient facts on purpose to make something seem simpler
- UK
A shrub with slender green branches and bright yellow flowers often grown in gardens
A tall thornless shrub from the Mediterranean with sweet-smelling yellow flowers and flexible stems used to make baskets
- New Zealand
A small plant with drooping branches and purple to white flowers from New Zealand
- Specialized
A dense cluster of small branches on a tree caused by disease or insects
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Broom as a verb comes from the name of the tool: to broom means 'to sweep' with a broom, because people long used the shrub's twigs to move dirt and dust away.