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brooms up

brooms up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of broom up.

Meaning of 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.

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What is brooms up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Brooms up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of broom up.

Words near brooms up in the dictionary

  1. broommaking
  2. broomrape
  3. broomrapes
  4. brooms
  5. Brooms Head
  6. brooms up
  7. broomsedge
  8. broomsquire
  9. broomstaff
  10. broomstaffs
  11. broomstaves

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