Definitions

1. noun

A household cleaning tool consisting of a long handle with a brush or broom head at one end, used for sweeping floors.

“She used a broom to sweep the kitchen floor.”

2. verb

To clean or sweep with a broom.

“The children will broom the floor before dinner.”

3. verb

To sweep or clean with a broom, especially in a ceremonial or symbolic sense.

“The bride’s attendants will broom the aisle before the wedding ceremony.”

4. verb

To clean or remove unwanted material from a surface, especially with a broom or brush.

“The artist will broom the dust from the sculpture.”

5. noun

A beam of light, especially one that is broad and diffuse.

“The broom of light from the setting sun lit up the sky.”