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."
separable
broom up
C1 informal separable transitive
To sweep or clean an area using a broom.
In plain English
To use a broom to clean up dirt or mess from the floor.
What does "broom up" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Usage tip
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.
Words that pair with "broom up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
floor mess dust leaves debris kitchen
How to conjugate "broom up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
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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