broom up
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To use a broom to clean up dirt or mess from the floor.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To clean a floor or area by sweeping with a broom.
"Once the guests had left, he broomed up the confetti from the hall floor."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Informal and regionally restricted, mainly heard in some varieties of American and British English. 'Sweep up' is strongly preferred in standard usage. Not a well-established phrasal verb in most dictionaries.
Commonly used with
floor mess dust leaves debris kitchen
Forms
Base
broom up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
brooms up
he/she/it
Past simple
broomed up
yesterday
Past participle
broomed up
have + pp
-ing form
brooming up
continuous
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