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hoover
1[ hoo-ver ]
verb (used with object)
- to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
Hoover
2[ hoo-ver ]
noun
- Herbert (Clark), 1874–1964, 31st president of the U.S. 1929–33.
- J(ohn) Edgar, 1895–1972, U.S. government official: director of the FBI 1924–72.
- Lou Henry, 1874–1944, U.S. First Lady 1929–33 (wife of Herbert Hoover).
- a town in N central Alabama.
Hoover
1/ ˈ³ó³Ü˱¹É™ /
noun
- a type of vacuum cleaner
verb
- to vacuum-clean (a carpet, furniture, etc)
- troften foll byup to consume or dispose of (something) quickly and completely
he hoovered up his grilled fish
Hoover
2/ ˈ³ó³Ü˱¹É™ /
noun
- HooverHerbert (Clark)18741964MUSPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state 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
- HooverJ(ohn) Edgar18951972MUSLAW: lawyerPOLITICS: public servant 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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Origin of hoover1
Example Sentences
But National Highways has been accused of hoovering up everything in its wake to clear the path for the new road.
In good spirits, she joked: "They hoovered out the blood clot… they literally hoovered me which is ironic isn't it."
Along the way, it hoovered up $2bn in ticket sales, stimulated local economies and triggered seismic events.
Shopping online is just as disheartening, they lamented, because of bots programmed to hoover up products the instant they’re available.
As artificial intelligence and cloud storage hoover up more and more space on the nation’s computer servers, real estate developers are racing to build new data centers or convert existing buildings to data uses.
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