hoover
verb (used with object)
to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
have hoovered
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present perfectof hoover.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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"We must have hoovered up hundreds of thousands of cockroaches with specialist equipment and then treated it."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
For years, millions have hoovered up every season of “The Crown.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Since the start of 2004, Nadal, Djokovic and Federer have hoovered up 61 of the 73 Grand Slam singles titles, with Murray and Stan Wawrinka sharing six of the remaining 12.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2022
As for those pets who have hoovered up cicadas and landed in the vet E.R., she said, cause and effect are not necessarily obvious.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2021
There have been actresses of this age before her who have hoovered up quality roles like Adams does now, in a way that made their age irrelevant: Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2016
