broom meaning and definition

BROOM noun

Definition of broom (noun)

1. a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
2. any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
3. common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
   • synonyms: Calluna vulgaris, heather, ling, Scots heather

BROOM verb

Definition of broom (verb)

1. sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
   • "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
   • synonyms: sweep
2. finish with a broom