pushbroom

Janitor's floor cleaner

A pushbroom is a wide broom with stiff bristles set at a right angle to a long handle, designed to be pushed across floors or pavement rather than swept in short strokes: He grabbed the pushbroom to clear the warehouse floor.

The design covers more ground than traditional brooms, making it standard for garages, sidewalks, and industrial spaces.

tool

bristles

Coarse animal hairs

mop · bucket · debris · dirt · grime · filth · sweep · scrub · floor · concrete

janitorial

custodian

Guardian of a place

facilities · maintenance · uniform · gloves · shift · rounds · commercial · industrial · school · hospital

technique

strokes

Gentle touches, swimming styles

  • motionChange in position
  • sweepBrush clean with broom
  • angleGeometric measure of rotation

rhythm · overlap · coverage · pass · pile · gather · collect · edge · corner · reach

labor

physical

Of body or matter

  • exertionVigorous physical effort
  • fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
  • sweatMoisture from skin pores

toil · effort · endurance · blisters · calluses · workwear · blue-collar · hourly · repetitive · standing

Opposites
sweeping motion/technique

pushbroomcorn broom

Stiff-bristled sweeping tool

whisk broom · hand broom · besom · straw broom

cleaning method

pushbroomvacuum cleaner

Suction device for floors

mop · shop vac · leaf blower · dustpan

Family

push, broom, pushed, pushes, pushing, pusher, pushers, pushy, pushiness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G