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- [hoo-ver]
- /ˈhu vər/
- /ˈhuː.vər/
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- [hoo-ver]
- /ˈhu vər/
Definitions of hoover word
- verb with object hoover to clean with a vacuum cleaner. 1
- noun hoover Herbert (Clark) 1874–1964, 31st president of the U.S. 1929–33. 1
- noun hoover J(ohn) Edgar, 1895–1972, U.S. government official: director of the FBI 1924–72. 1
- noun hoover Lou Henry, 1874–1944, U.S. First Lady 1929–33 (wife of Herbert Hoover). 1
- noun hoover a town in N central Alabama. 1
- noun hoover (transitive, British) To clean (a room, etc) with a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand. 1
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Origin of hoover
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; after the trademark of a vacuum cleaner manufacturer
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hoover
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoover popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hoover usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hoover
verb hoover
- feed — to give a fee to.
- inhale — to breathe in; draw in by breathing: to inhale the polluted air.
- eat up — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- absorb — If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
- ingest — to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
noun hoover
- carpet sweeper — a pushable, long-handled implement for removing dirt, lint, etc., from rugs and carpets, consisting of a metal case enclosing one or more brushes that rotate.
Antonyms for hoover
verb hoover
- nibble — to bite off small bits.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- store — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
Top questions with hoover
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