hoover


Definition: Meaning of, hoover in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhuːvə /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
hoover hoovered hoovered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
hoovering hoovers
[intransitive and transitive] [British English]
  1. to clean a floor, CARPET etc using a VACUUM CLEANER (= a machine that sucks up dirt) [=  vacuum]
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Hoover


Definition: Meaning of, Hoover in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhuːvə /

  • noun
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[countable] [trademark] [British English]
  1. a VACUUM CLEANER
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Hoover used in phrases

  • Herbert Clark Hoover (noun)
    1. 1874-1964 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
  • Herbert Hoover (noun)
    1. 1874-1964 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
  • Hoover Dam
    1. a DAM on the COLORADO RIVER on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It supplies electricity and water to several states, and is one of the tallest DAMs in the world. It was formerly known as Boulder Dam .
  • Hoover, Herbert
    1. (1874-1964) a US politician in the REPUBLICAN PARTY who was the President of the US from 1929 to 1933, during the first years of the GREAT DEPRESSION, when many US citizens did not have jobs
  • Hoover, J. Edgar
    1. (1895-1972) the most important director of the FBI, from 1924 until his death. He had very strong anti-Communist views, and he was later criticized for having too much power and for collecting information about people who were not criminals or enemies of the country.
  • John Edgar Hoover (noun)
    1. 1895-1972 united States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years
  • President Hoover (noun)
    1. 1874-1964 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
  • William Henry Hoover (noun)
    1. 1849-1932 united States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners
  • William Hoover (noun)
    1. 1849-1932 united States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners
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Hoover used in phrasal verbs

  • hoover up (phrasal verb)
    1. to clean the dirt or dust from a carpet or floor with a vacuum cleaner
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