1
: any of various leguminous shrubs (especially genera Cytisus and Genista) with long slender branches, small leaves, and usually showy yellow flowers
especially
: scotch broom
2
: a bundle of firm stiff twigs or fibers bound together on a long handle especially for sweeping
broomed; brooming; brooms
1
: to sweep with or as if with a broom
2
: to finish (something, such as a concrete surface) by means of a broom
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Think about it: in children's and YA fiction, mice talk and fight with swords, little girls have big red dogs as best friends, witches and wizards fly on brooms, and young people overthrow corrupt and unjust governments through grit and wit and a belief in themselves and each other.
—Dr. Sayantani Dasgupta, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024
This came mere months after the Nuggets broomed the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, exorcising a few playoff demons in the process.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
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Noun
While this moment adds to the film’s eerie atmosphere, there’s no actual basis for a falling broom predicting a visitor’s arrival.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Think about it: in children's and YA fiction, mice talk and fight with swords, little girls have big red dogs as best friends, witches and wizards fly on brooms, and young people overthrow corrupt and unjust governments through grit and wit and a belief in themselves and each other.
—Dr. Sayantani Dasgupta, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
In falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 Monday night, the Yanks are now in danger of being the first MLB club to get broomed in a World Series since the Tigers fell 4-0 to the Giants in 2012.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024
This came mere months after the Nuggets broomed the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, exorcising a few playoff demons in the process.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Broom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broom. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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: any of various leguminous shrubs (especially genera Cytisus and Genista) with long slender branches, upright growth, small leaves, and usually showy yellow flowers
especially
: scotch broom see broom top
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