balayer — 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.
• whisk noun A kitchen tool made of looped wires, used to beat eggs, cream, or batter.

Senses

balayer is used for these senses in English:

• broom (transitive, intransitive) To sweep with a broom.
• sweep away (transitive) To remove something by, or as if by, sweeping.
• whisk (transitive) To move something with quick light sweeping motions.

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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