hoover
verb (used with object)
to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
had hoovered
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past perfectof hoover.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Hence the interest in LightSquared, a firm which had hoovered up a chunk of airwaves formerly used by satellite operators.
From Economist ● Feb. 16, 2012
