lakaista — meaning in English

English meaning

• broom noun A cleaning tool with bristles on a long handle, used for sweeping floors.
• sweep verb To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris away, usually with a broom.

Senses

lakaista is used for these senses in English:

• broom (transitive, intransitive) To sweep with a broom.
• sweep (transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
• sweep (transitive, ergative) To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.

broom — full definition

1. noun A cleaning tool with bristles on a long handle, used for sweeping floors.
2. noun A shrub with small leaves and yellow flowers, from the pea family.
3. verb To sweep with a broom.

sweep — full definition

1. verb To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris away, usually with a broom.
2. verb To move quickly and smoothly across an area.
3. verb To win every game in a series or competition without a single loss.
4. verb To search an area thoroughly and systematically.

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