Meaning & Definition of Broom in English
English⟶
Broom
/brum/
noun
1. A cleaning implement for sweeping
- Bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
synonym:
- broom
2. Any of various shrubs of the genera cytisus or genista or spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
synonym:
- broom
3. Common old world heath represented by many varieties
- Low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
synonym:
- heather,
- ling,
- Scots heather,
- broom,
- Calluna vulgaris
verb
1. Sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
- "Sweep the crumbs off the table"
- "Sweep under the bed"
synonym:
- sweep,
- broom
2. Finish with a broom
synonym:
- broom
Examples of using
Tom handed Mary the broom.
In the Netherlands, it is the custom that, when during the construction of a house the highest point has been reached and the roof is ready for tiling, the client treats the construction workers to so-called "tile beer" to celebrate this. A flag is then placed on the ridge of the house. If the client is too stingy to treat, not a flag, but a broom is placed.
A new broom sweeps clean.