broom

/bษนuหm/

IPA: /B R UW1 M/

noun
  1. 1

    A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

    syn:besom
  2. 2

    An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.

  3. 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. 4

    A gun, because it is more or less long, held similarly to a besom and โ€œcleansโ€ what is in front.

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To sweep with a broom.

  2. 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.

verb
  1. 1

    To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/broom