hoover

/hˈuːvɐ/

/ˈhuvɝ/

[verb] [noun]

to hoover

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to clean an area using a vacuum cleaner

synonyms : vacuum

vacuum-clean

Hoover

[NOUN]

a brand name of a type of electric household appliance that cleans floors and carpets by sucking up dirt

31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)

synonyms : Herbert Clark Hoover

Herbert Hoover

President Hoover

United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)

synonyms : J. Edgar Hoover

John Edgar Hoover

United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)

synonyms : William Henry Hoover

William Hoover

Examples

1. Hoover then prosecutes a nationwide search for Kathryn and George.

2. They have hoovers, scrapers, brushes.

3. And the last one is hoovering.

4. Number six are Hoover vacuums.