push broom

noun

: a long-handled wide brush that is designed to be pushed and is used for sweeping

Examples of push broom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Installed nearby is Mother of Dust (2023), an elegant kinetic sculpture by Nina Canell in which a conveyor belt moves a handful of cultured pearls toward a push broom. — Travis Diehl, The New York Review of Books, 17 Sep. 2026

Reichert suggests using a stiff push broom and lemon juice; the acid in the lemon juice partners with sunshine to bleach out stains. — Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026

Pour sand over clean, dry stones or pavers and use a push broom to sweep it into the joints. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 May 2026

Corn brooms feature bristles composed of natural corn fibers, and push brooms are meant to be pushed forward instead of from side to side. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for push broom

• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume
• costume