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to vacuum
01
to clean a surface by using a machine that sucks up dirt, dust, etc.
Dialect
Transitive: to vacuum a surface
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
vacuum
3rd person singular
vacuums
Present participle
vacuuming
Past simple
vacuumed
Past participle
vacuumed
Examples
She vacuums the carpets in the living room every week to keep them clean.
Vacuum
01
an electrical appliance that cleans surfaces by suction
Examples
She bought a new vacuum for cleaning the carpet.
02
an empty area or gap in a physical sense
Examples
There was a vacuum in the room where furniture had been removed.
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
vacuums
Examples
In physics, a vacuum is defined as a space devoid of any matter particles, including atoms and molecules.
04
a gap, lack, or absence in a situation, system, or abstract context
Examples
There was a vacuum in the schedule between meetings.
