1To sweep or brush away dirt and dust from a floor or the ground using a broom or brush — a basic cleaning action.
毎朝、玄関の前を掃くのが日課だ。
Sweeping in front of the entrance every morning is my routine.
床を掃かずに濡れ雑巾で拭いてはいけない。
Don't wipe with a wet cloth without first sweeping the floor.
落ち葉を庭ぼうきで掃いて集めた。
I swept up the fallen leaves in the yard with a garden broom.
2A specialized sericulture term for brushing newly hatched silkworms onto their rearing tray with a feather or brush; almost never used outside this context.
昔の農書には孵化したばかりの蚕を掃く方法が詳しく書かれている。
Old agricultural manuals describe in detail the method for brushing newly hatched silkworms onto their tray.