noun

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

2. An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.

3. Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, in the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium, with long, thin branches and small or few leaves.

Synonyms: besom

verb

1. To sweep with a broom.

2. (roofing) 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.