hoover

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈhuːvə(r)/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈhuvɚ/

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• Hyphenation: hoo‧ver

Noun

Singular hoover

Plural hoovers

1. A hoover is a machine used to clean floors. It sucks in dust and dirt.

   I bought a hoover yesterday.

Synonyms

• vacuum cleaner

Verb

Plain form hoover

Third-person singular hoovers

Past tense hoovered

Past participle hoovered

Present participle hoovering

1. If you hoover something, you clean it with a hoover.

   I will hoover the room tomorrow.

Synonyms

• to vacuum