Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb slang to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
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- noun A
vacuum cleaner (irrespective of brand). - verb transitive, UK To clean (a room, etc) with a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
- verb intransitive, UK To use a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.
- verb transitive To suck in or inhale, as if by a vacuum cleaner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
- noun 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)
- noun a kind of vacuum cleaner
- noun United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
- verb clean with a vacuum cleaner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hoover, whose history dates back to 1907, is one of the country's most iconic brands; the phrase "hoover up" is commonly understood to mean vacuum-cleaning, and also to eat or drink rapidly.
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When she was making her work initially she believed that there must be a way to lift the plastic out of the world, to "hoover" it up and transport it somewhere in one fell swoop.
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When she was making her work initially she believed that there must be a way to lift the plastic out of the world, to "hoover" it up and transport it somewhere in one fell swoop.
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When she was making her work initially she believed that there must be a way to lift the plastic out of the world, to "hoover" it up and transport it somewhere in one fell swoop.
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When she was making her work initially she believed that there must be a way to lift the plastic out of the world, to "hoover" it up and transport it somewhere in one fell swoop.
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Hi: Interesting post but I think you meant "hoover" :
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If iPod became a generally used term (such as hoover, mentioned above), then in future it could be impossible for Apple to enforce the trademark if someone were to use it in a malicious way, say to try and pass off cheap rubbish mp3 players as iPods.
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By the way, im 16 years old and im damn proud of my body modifications, and im going into the industry of such a thing and im gonna modify myself to the extreme, this is my opinion dont like it, go "hoover" yourself.
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She has not changed since the Roux's took over & has definitely not or needed to "hoover" up lessons from Michel Roux's TV programme.
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Classic sounds such as the 'hoover' (from the Roland Alpha Juno 2) are enhanced and recreated
slumry commented on the word hoover
verb: to clean with a vacuum cleaner
August 1, 2007
reesetee commented on the word hoover
Or to consume food the way a vacuum cleaner cleans. ;-)
August 1, 2007
seanahan commented on the word hoover
Nobody does it like you.
August 2, 2007
jrome commented on the word hoover
"...how does this contribute to the growing problem of “digital litter�? in which people are leaving crumbs of personal information all over the web, in a way that makes it very difficult to hoover up at a later date, if they so desire." -- http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=300
September 6, 2007
uselessness commented on the word hoover
Something I've been thinking about lately. One site I spend a lot of time on is Facebook. Recently they announced that their member database is becoming searchable, meaning my profile could appear on Google. Not in its entirety, granted, just a header and my picture. Still, it's opt-out if I don't want to be included in that (seems like it should be opt-in). And who knows what other privacy issues they will loosen up on in the future? The thought occurred to me that if, for whatever reason, I stopped using Facebook, my information might one day become very public of its own accord. Yikes!
September 6, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word hoover
And let's not forget about Hoovervilles.
November 12, 2007
seanahan commented on the word hoover
Nobody does it like you, the way that you do, C_B, nobody, does it like you.
November 13, 2007
jodi commented on the word hoover
Rare in AmE, where it is not understood generically, but may reference Hoover the brand. Use vacuum instead
March 31, 2011
divxpr commented on the word hoover
Its used too on css scripts. Hoover is when you put the cursor over a link.
April 1, 2011
yarb commented on the word hoover
I'm no expert on CSS scripts, but wouldn't that be hovver?
April 1, 2011
bilby commented on the word hoover
You know CSS, yarb. Corn syrup solids.
April 1, 2011
yarb commented on the word hoover
It's what's for dinner!
April 1, 2011