pomesti

1. (with a broom) to sweep
   Pomela sam kuhinju posle ručka. — I swept the kitchen after lunch.
   Pomeo je krhotine sa poda. — He swept the shards off the floor.
2. (of wind, water) to sweep away
   Vetar je pomeo lišće sa staze. — The wind swept the leaves off the path.
   Poplava je pomela sve pred sobom. — The flood swept away everything in its path.
3. colloq. (of opponents) to crush; to thrash
   Zvezda je pomela protivnika sa pet golova razlike. — Red Star crushed their opponent by five goals.
4. (of a person) to confuse; to throw off
   Neočekivano pitanje ga je potpuno pomelo. — The unexpected question threw him off completely.

The imperfective is mesti; past forms are pomeo, pomela.