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Definition of hoover verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hoover

verb
 
/ˈhuːvə(r)/
 
/ˈhuːvər/
[transitive, intransitive] (British English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hoover
 
/ˈhuːvə(r)/
 
/ˈhuːvər/
he / she / it hoovers
 
/ˈhuːvəz/
 
/ˈhuːvərz/
past simple hoovered
 
/ˈhuːvəd/
 
/ˈhuːvərd/
past participle hoovered
 
/ˈhuːvəd/
 
/ˈhuːvərd/
-ing form hoovering
 
/ˈhuːvərɪŋ/
 
/ˈhuːvərɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. hoover (something) to clean a carpet, floor, etc. with a vacuum cleaner synonym vacuum
    • to hoover the carpet
    Topics Houses and homesc1
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