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broomed

broomed is the simple past and past participle of broom.

Meaning of broom

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To sweep with a broom.
    • […] Sidi, I was busy in the exercise of my functions, occupied in brooming the front of the stables, when who should come but Hhamed Ould Denéï on horseback, at full gallop, as if he were going to break his neck. […]1855 September 29, Charles Dickens, "Model Officials", in Household Words: A Weekly Journal, Bradbury and Evens (1856), page 206
  2. 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.
  3. (figuratively) To get rid of someone, like firing an employee or breaking up with a girlfriend, to sweep another out of one's life.
    • April 2002 Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn, speaking to his son Harry, in the film "Spider-Man"
      A word to the "not-so-wise" about your girlfriend. Do what you need to with her, then broom her fast.

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Adjective

broomed (not comparable)

  1. Carrying or using a broom.
    • Gertie was circling us joyously. Her glad free yelps brought the cousins rushing from their house, one lady furnished with a broom, the other with a duster. One dashed to the pansy-bed waving the duster protectively. ¶ The other broomed, militant, at the end of the delphinium row.1944, Emily Carr, “Gertie”, in The House of All Sorts
    • From the broomed witch's spume you are shielded by fern
      And flower of country sleep and the greenwood keep.1952, Dylan Thomas, “In Country Sleep”, in Collected Poems, 1934-1952, London: J.M. Dent & Sons, page 162

Phrases with broomed

Questions about broomed

What does broomed mean?
Broomed means carrying or using a broom.
What is broomed the simple past and past participle of?
Broomed is the simple past and past participle of broom.
What part of speech is broomed?
Broomed is an adjective.

Words near broomed in the dictionary

  1. broomcorn millet
  2. broomcorn millets
  3. broomcorns
  4. Broome
  5. Broome County
  6. broomed
  7. broomed up
  8. Broomedge
  9. broomer
  10. broomers
  11. Broomes

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