"hoover" meaning in English

See hoover in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhuːvə(r)/ [UK], /ˈhuvɚ/ [UK] Audio: en-au-hoover.ogg [Australia] Forms: hoover [singular], hoovers [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A hoover is a machine used to clean floors. It sucks in dust and dirt.
    Sense id: simple-hoover-en-noun-1btJ~v3o

Verb

IPA: /ˈhuːvə(r)/ [UK], /ˈhuvɚ/ [UK] Audio: en-au-hoover.ogg [Australia] Forms: hoover [canonical], hoovers [third-person, singular], hoovered [past], hoovered [past, participle], hoovering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you hoover something, you clean it with a hoover.
    Sense id: simple-hoover-en-verb-TdMLBDCM
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