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clear, clean, bathe, scrub, soak, dredge, mop, flush, scrape, sweep, wash, disinfect, brush, vacuum, dust, cleanse, wipe, rinse, pick, broom

Nearby words

  1. vacuolation,
  2. vacuole,
  3. vacuous,
  4. vacuously,
  5. vacutome,
  6. vacuum activity,
  7. vacuum aspiration,
  8. vacuum bottle,
  9. vacuum brake,
  10. vacuum casting

Origin of vacuum

1540–50; < Latin, neuter of vacuus empty
Related formsnon·vac·u·um, adjective, noun, plural non·vac·u·ums, non·vac·u·a.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for vacuumed

vacuum

/ (ˈvækjʊəm) /

noun plural vacuums or vacua (ˈvækjʊə)

verb

to clean (something) with a vacuum cleanerto vacuum a carpet

Word Origin for vacuum

C16: from Latin: an empty space, from vacuus empty
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
Word Origin and History for vacuumed
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for vacuumed

vacuum

[ văk′yōō-əm, -yōōm, -yəm ]

n. pl. vac•u•ums

Absence of matter.
A space empty of matter.
A space relatively empty of matter.
A space in which the pressure is significantly lower than atmospheric pressure.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Science definitions for vacuumed

vacuum

[ văk′yōōm ]

Plural vacuums vacuua

A region of space in which there is no matter.
A region of space having extremely low gas pressure relative to surrounding pressure. The air pump of a vacuum cleaner, for example, drastically reduces the air pressure inside the device, creating a vacuum; the pressure difference causes air to rush into it, carrying dust and debris along with it.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Culture definitions for vacuumed

vacuum

The absence of matter.

Note

In the natural world, air will flow into regions of vacuum, giving rise to the saying “Nature abhors a vacuum.”

Note

The saying is extended informally: in politics, a lack of leadership may be referred to as a vacuum, which will presumably be filled by others rushing in.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.