Definition of "hoover" []

• A vacuum cleaner (irrespective of brand). (noun)
• To clean (a room, etc) with a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand. (verb)
• To use a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand. (verb)
• To suck in or inhale, as if by a vacuum cleaner. (verb)

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• "Hoover, whose history dates back to 1907, is one of the country's most iconic brands; the phrase "hoover up" is commonly understood to mean vacuum-cleaning, and also to eat or drink rapidly."
• "When she was making her work initially she believed that there must be a way to lift the plastic out of the world, to "hoover" it up and transport it somewhere in one fell swoop."
• "Hi: Interesting post but I think you meant "hoover" :"