broom
/bษนuหm/IPA: /B R UW1 M/
- 1
A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
syn:besom - 2
An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.
- 3
Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, in the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium, with long, thin branches and small or few leaves.
- 4
A gun, because it is more or less long, held similarly to a besom and โcleansโ what is in front.
Synonyms
- 1
To sweep with a broom.
- 2
(roofing) To improve the embedding of a membrane by using a broom or squeegee to smooth it out and ensure contact with the adhesive under the membrane.
- 1
To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.
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