hoover
verb (used with object)
to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
has hoovered
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present perfectof hoover (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It has hoovered up brands including Joules, Fatface, Cath Kidson, and Made.com that have struggled in recent years, and employs more than 30,000 people across its businesses.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
And from the economic nadir of November 2009, even as e-commerce has hoovered up market share and many chains have shrunk, total retail jobs have risen by 1.49 million, or 10.3 percent.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2017
Part of the staggering UK box-office success of the film is down to the smart way it has hoovered up the grey pound.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2011
