Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense hoovers, present participle hoovering, past tense, past participle hoovered
1. countable noun
A Hoover is a vacuum cleaner.
[British, trademark]
2. verb
If you hoover a room or a carpet, you clean it using a vacuum cleaner.
[British]
She hoovered the study and the sitting-room. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB]
hooveringuncountable noun [oft theNOUN]
I finished off the hoovering upstairs.
Hoover in British English1
(ˈhuːvə)
noun
1. trademark
a type of vacuum cleaner
verb(usually not capital)
2.
to vacuum-clean (a carpet, furniture, etc)
3. (transitive; often foll byup)
to consume or dispose of (something) quickly and completely
he hoovered up his grilled fish
Hoover in British English2
(ˈhuːvə)
noun
1.
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.
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
Hoover in American English1
(ˈhuvər)
trademark
1.
a vacuum cleaner
noun
2. [h-]; British
any vacuum cleaner
verb transitive, verb intransitive
3. [h-]; British
to clean with a vacuum cleaner; vacuum
Hoover in American English2
(ˈhuvər)
1.
Herbert (Clark)1874-1964; 31st president of the U.S. (1929-33)
2.
J(ohn) Edgar1895-1972; U.S. government official: director of the FBI (1924-72)
In other languages
hoover
British English: hoover /ˈhuːvə/ VERB
If you hoover a carpet, you clean it using a vacuum cleaner.