broom up

verb

To sweep up (a mess) thoroughly with a broom.

“The janitor broomed up the shards of glass.”

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Meanings

verbbroom up (third-person singular simple present brooms up, present participle brooming up, simple past and past participle broomed up)

present singular third person brooms up · participle present brooming up · participle past broomed up · past broomed up

  1. transitiveTo sweep up (a mess) thoroughly with a broom.

    The janitor broomed up the shards of glass.

  2. datedTo strike (a length of wood) repeatedly such that the top of it becomes frayed and worn.

    Most of the fence-posts had been broomed up so badly they weren't usable.

  3. datedTo show signs of a witch's broom (mistletoe) infection; to have the witch's broom infection spread and worsen.

    I knew the yew tree was done for when the infection broomed up its branches.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broom up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broom%20up.

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