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broom up

verb
  1. To sweep up (a mess) thoroughly with a broom. (transitive) · The janitor broomed up the shards of glass.
  2. To strike (a length of wood) repeatedly such that the top of it becomes frayed and worn. (dated) · Most of the fence-posts had been broomed up so badly they weren't usable.
  3. To show signs of a witch's broom (mistletoe) infection; to have the witch's broom infection spread and worsen. (dated) · I knew the yew tree was done for when the infection broomed up its branches.
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