broom up

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To sweep up (a mess) thoroughly with a broom.
   • The janitor broomed up the shards of glass.
2. (dated) To 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. (dated) To 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.