Meaning of hoover in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhuvər/

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  1. Verb

    hoover

    Definitions

    1. clean with a vacuum cleaner

    Examples

    • « vacuum the carpets »

  2. Noun

    Hoover

    Etymology

    1920s: named after W. H. Hoover (see Hoover, William)

    Definitions

    1. United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
  3. 2. United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
  4. 3. 31st President of the United States

    Examples

    • « in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964) »
  5. 4. a kind of vacuum cleaner