(transitive) To sweep up (a mess) thoroughly with a broom. / (dated, of a length of wood) To strike (a length of wood) repeatedly such that the top of it becomes frayed and worn.

(surgery) The surgical removal of the band of tissue (or isthmus) connecting the two lobes of the thyroid gland.

plural of tongue sole

A region in the Middle East consisting roughly of Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, and Jordan