Hoover
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hoo·ver
(ho͞o′vər)v. hoo·vered, hoo·ver·ing, hoo·vers
v.tr.
1. Informal
a. To clean (a surface or material) with a vacuum cleaner: hoovered the rug.
b. To remove with a vacuum cleaner. Often used with up: hoovered up the spilled cereal.
2. Slang To consume entirely; devour. Often used with up or down.
v.intr.
Informal To use a vacuum cleaner: needs to hoover before the guests arrive.
[After the Hoover Company, a prominent manufacturer of vacuum cleaners.]
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Hoover
(ˈhuːvə)n
(Tools) trademark a type of vacuum cleaner
vb (usually not capital)
1. (Tools) to vacuum-clean (a carpet, furniture, etc)
2. (often foll by: up) to consume or dispose of (something) quickly and completely: he hoovered up his grilled fish.
Hoover
(ˈhuːvə)n
1. (Biography) Herbert (Clark). 1874–1964, US statesman; 31st president of the US (1929–33). He organized relief for Europe during and after World War I, but as president he lost favour after his failure to alleviate the effects of the Depression
2. (Biography) J(ohn) Edgar. 1895–1972, US lawyer: director of the FBI (1924–72). He used new scientific methods to combat crime, including the first fingerprint file
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Hoo•ver
(ˈhu vər)n.
1. Herbert (Clark), 1874–1964, 31st president of the U.S. 1929–33.
2. J(ohn) Edgar, 1895–1972, director of the U.S. FBI 1924–72.
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hoover
Past participle: hoovered
Gerund: hoovering
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| Noun | 1. |  Hoover - United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932) |
| 2. | Hoover - United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972) | |
| 3. |  Hoover - 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) | |
| 4. | Hoover - a kind of vacuum cleaner vacuum cleaner, vacuum - an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product | |
| Verb | 1. |  hoover - clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets"clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
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Hoover;
(ˈhuːvə) noun a kind of vacuum cleaner. aspiradora
verb to clean (a carpet etc) with a vacuum cleaner. She hoovered the carpets.aspiradora
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hoover
→ aspiradora , aspirar , pasar la aspiradoraMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009