broom

A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

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.

Especially, of the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium.

Of plants not closely related to those of tribe Genisteae.

(slang, rare) A firearm; especially, a shotgun.

To sweep with a broom.

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.