broom up

verb3

1. •
   To sweep up (a mess) thoroughly with a broom.

   • The janitor broomed up the shards of glass.
2. •
   (old-fashioned) 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. •
   (old-fashioned) 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.