varrer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- broom noun A cleaning tool with bristles on a long handle, used for sweeping floors.
- rake noun A garden tool with a row of teeth on a long handle, used to gather leaves or debris or to smooth soil.
- scan verb To look over something quickly, often searching for particular information.
- sweep verb To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris away, usually with a broom.
Senses
varrer is used for these senses in English:
- broom (transitive, intransitive) To sweep with a broom.
- rake (ambitransitive, figurative) To search through (thoroughly).
- scan (transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely. [from 16th C.]
- sweep (transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
broom — full definition
- noun A cleaning tool with bristles on a long handle, used for sweeping floors.
- noun A shrub with small leaves and yellow flowers, from the pea family.
- verb To sweep with a broom.
rake — full definition
- noun A garden tool with a row of teeth on a long handle, used to gather leaves or debris or to smooth soil.
- verb To gather, smooth, or clear something using a rake or a similar sweeping motion.
- verb To fire a weapon in a sweeping motion along the length of a target.
- noun A backward slant, especially of a ship's mast or funnel, or of a theatre stage or seating.
- noun A man who lives a reckless, self-indulgent, and often promiscuous lifestyle.