Hoover
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- noun
- /ˈhuːvə/
- UK
:
aspiradora
- After spilling crumbs on the floor, she quickly used the hoover to eliminate the mess.
Oh, I did order us a new handheld Hoover.
- Oh, I did order us a new handheld Hoover.
- Yeah, a hitman and was a Hoover salesman, Hoover cleaner.
Examples
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But if you go into a shop and ask for a hoover, they'll show you a Dyson just as readily.
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I'm just going to give the back a quick Hoover out now that I've got it off.
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I need to grab the hoover to clean up the carpet before the guests arrive.
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Can you pass me the hoover so I can tidy up the living room?
Synonyms
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A machine that cleans floors and carpets by sucking up dust and dirt
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An electric machine that cleans floors and carpets by sucking up dust
A small portable cleaner you hold in one hand to clean small messes
A small portable machine that sucks up dirt from small areas
A small portable machine that sucks up dirt from chairs or car seats
A small vacuum you hold to clean crumbs in cars or on sofas
A small vacuum cleaner that straps onto your back for cleaning large spaces
Compounds
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A large concrete dam on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona that makes electricity and forms Lake Mead
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Etymology
Hoover comes from the name of Mr. Hoover, whose company made very popular electric vacuum machines in Britain. Like other brand names such as Kleenex or Xerox, the name became the common word for a 'vacuum cleaner', so people often say they will 'borrow a Hoover'.