How to pronounce “broom”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
• (countable, curling) An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.
• Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, with long, stiff, thin branches and small or few leaves used for the domestic utensil.
• (slang, rare) A firearm; especially, a shotgun.
• [Verb]
• (transitive, intransitive) To sweep with a broom.
• (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.
• (figurative) To get rid of someone, like firing an employee or breaking up with a girlfriend, to sweep another out of one's life.

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