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hoover

1

[ hoo-ver ]

verb (used with object)

, (often initial capital letter)
  1. to clean with a vacuum cleaner.


Hoover

2

[ hoo-ver ]

noun

  1. Herbert (Clark), 1874–1964, 31st president of the U.S. 1929–33.
  2. J(ohn) Edgar, 1895–1972, U.S. government official: director of the FBI 1924–72.
  3. Lou Henry, 1874–1944, U.S. First Lady 1929–33 (wife of Herbert Hoover).
  4. a town in N central Alabama.

Hoover

1

/ ˈhuːvə /

noun

  1. a type of vacuum cleaner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to vacuum-clean (a carpet, furniture, etc)
  2. troften foll byup to consume or dispose of (something) quickly and completely

    he hoovered up his grilled fish

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Hoover

2

/ ˈhuːvə /

noun

  1. 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
  2. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoover1

First recorded in 1925–30; after the trademark of a vacuum cleaner manufacturer
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Example Sentences

Along the way, it hoovered up $2bn in ticket sales, stimulated local economies and triggered seismic events.

From BBC

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.

The red carpet at the European Parliament was washed down and hoovered ahead of Sir Keir’s arrival.

From BBC

And Long Beach offers just one example of how personal data is being hoovered up by local governments statewide.

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