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hoovering
hoo·ver H5285550 (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.]hoovering (ˈhuːvərɪŋ) nthe action or an instance of using a Hoover to vacuum-cleanTranslationshoovering
hooverslang To vacuum. An allusion to the Hoover brand of vacuums, though used generically. We'd better hoover the house before our guests arrive. Sorry, I was hoovering and didn't hear the phone ring.hoovering1. n. an abortion. (From the suction used, referring to the vacuum cleaner.) She said she thought a hoovering would make things right. 2. n. an act of sucking up to someone. (see also suck up to someone.) More of your hoovering! You are a sycophantic pain in the butt! See also: hooverEncyclopediaSeeHoover |